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NP

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See also: np, Np, np., .np, and n.p.

Translingual

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NP

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Nepal.
    Synonym: NPL (alpha-3)
  2. (computer science) The class of problems whose solutions can be checked in polynomial time.
  3. (finance) Short-term bond credit rating by Moody's Investors Service, indicating that the issuer's ability to meet its obligations is less than adequate.

English

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Proper noun

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NP

  1. (South Africa) Initialism of National Party.
  2. (Philippines) Initialism of Nacionalista Party.

Phrase

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NP

  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of no problem.
  2. (Internet) Initialism of now playing.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Noun

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NP (countable and uncountable, plural NPs)

  1. Initialism of notary public.
  2. Initialism of nurse practitioner.
  3. Initialism of national park.
  4. (linguistics) Initialism of noun phrase.
    Coordinate terms: VP, PP
  5. (nanotechnology) Initialism of nanoparticle.
  6. (computing theory) Abbreviation of nondeterministic polynomial, the complexity class of computational problems that a nondeterministic Turing machine can solve in polynomial time.
    • 2017, Arlindo Oliveira, The Digital Mind: How Science Is Redefining Humanity, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 81:
      Another class, P, is a subset of NP, and includes all decision problems that can be solved by a (deterministic) Turing machine in polynomial time.
  7. (medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of nosocomial pneumonia.
    Synonym: HAP (hospital-acquired pneumonia)
    Hypernym: HCAP (healthcare-associated pneumonia)
    Hyponyms: VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia), VIP (ventilator-induced pneumonia)

Derived terms

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nondeterministic polymonial

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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NP

  1. initialism of National Party

German

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Noun

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NP m (strong, genitive NPs, no plural)

  1. abbreviation of Neupreis

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