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<p>Ravi: </p> <hr /> <div>'''God's Algorithm''' is the optimal [[solution]] from a puzzle state to another state, commonly the solved state. The term is sometimes used to refer to the [[algorithm]] itself, or an algorithmic procedure that finds such a solution efficiently.<br /> <br /> == God's Number ==<br /> '''God's Number''' is either used to refer to the diameter of the [[group]] of the puzzle (the furthest distance two states can be from each other) or to the furthest distance any position can be from solved. God's Number has long been known for smaller puzzles, such as [[2x2x2]] and [[Pyraminx]], but for [[3x3x3]] it was unknown until July 2010, when Davidson, Dethridge, Kociemba, and Rokicki [http://cube20.org proved] it to equal 20. The [[Superflip|superflip]] is the best-known example of a position which requires 20 moves to solve in [[HTM]].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cubing Terminology]]<br /> [[Category:Puzzle Theory]]<br /> [[Category:Computer Algorithms]]</div>

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