állapotexplozió

The term "állapotexplozió" is a Hungarian word that translates directly to "state explosion." It is primarily used in the context of computer science and theoretical computer science, particularly in the analysis of systems that can exist in multiple discrete states. This phenomenon occurs when the number of possible states a system can be in grows exponentially with the size or complexity of the system.

This exponential growth can make it computationally infeasible to analyze, simulate, or control the system. For example, in model checking, a technique used to verify the correctness of software or hardware designs, an "állapotexplozió" can arise when a system has many components, each with several possible states. The total number of states is the product of the number of states of each component, leading to a rapid increase in complexity.

Techniques to mitigate "állapotexplozió" include state reduction methods, abstraction, and symbolic model checking, which aim to represent or explore the state space more efficiently without explicitly enumerating every single state. The concept is crucial in understanding the limitations of exhaustive state-space analysis and in designing algorithms that can handle complex systems.