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speedsolver en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈspiːdˌsɒlvər/

Etymology

From speed + solver.

Meanings

1. A person who solves puzzles, such as the Rubik's Cube, as quickly as possible.
   • Every speedsolver uses, and every “how to solve the cube” book contains, an algorithm for solving the cube. 2020, Thane Plambeck, Tomas Rokicki, editors, Barrycades and Septoku: Papers in Honor of Martin Gardner and Tom Rodgers, American Mathematical Soc., page 80:
   • He is a speedsolver and Unicyclist. 2024, Chandresh Agrawal, editor, AP GRAMA SACHIVALAYAM Exam PDF-WARD PLANNING & REGULATION SECRETARY (GRADE-II) EXAM EBOOK-PDF: All Sections Covered, nandini books, page 1294:
   • Many speedsolvers have the ability, falling under the general skillset of "lookahead", to identify the likely permutation they will see for the next stage based on the progress of the current stage, and they can vary their solution to avoid permutations that require more moves or an algorithm they are slower to perform. 2025 February 24, Wikipedia contributors, “CFOP method”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:

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