A common [[computer programming]] tactic is to divide a problem into sub-problems of the same type as the original, solve those sub-problems, and combine the results. This is often referred to as the [[divide-and-conquer method]]; when combined with a [[lookup table]] that stores the results of solving sub-problems (to avoid solving them repeatedly and incurring extra computation time), it can be referred to as [[dynamic programming]] or [[memoization]]. | A common [[computer programming]] tactic is to divide a problem into sub-problems of the same type as the original, solve those sub-problems, and combine the results. This is often referred to as the [[divide-and-conquer method]]; when combined with a [[lookup table]] that stores the results of solving sub-problems (to avoid solving them repeatedly and incurring extra computation time), it can be referred to as [[dynamic programming]] or [[memoization]]. |