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  2. Missionaries and cannibals problem - Wikipedia

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    In the missionaries and cannibals problem, three missionaries and three cannibals must cross a river using a boat which can carry at most two people, under the constraint that, for both banks, if there are missionaries present on the bank, they cannot be outnumbered by cannibals (if they were, the cannibals would eat the missionaries).

  3. River crossing puzzle - Wikipedia

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    This is similar to the missionaries and cannibals problem, in which three missionaries and three cannibals must cross the river, with the constraint that at any time when both missionaries and cannibals are standing on either bank, the cannibals on that bank may not outnumber the missionaries. The bridge and torch problem. Propositio de viro et ...

  4. God's algorithm - Wikipedia

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    God's algorithm is a notion originating in discussions of ways to solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle, [1] but which can also be applied to other combinatorial puzzles and mathematical games. [2] It refers to any algorithm which produces a solution having the fewest possible moves (i.e., the solver should not require any more than this number).

  5. Circumscription (logic) - Wikipedia

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    The original problem considered by McCarthy was that of missionaries and cannibals: there are three missionaries and three cannibals on one bank of a river; they have to cross the river using a boat that can only take two, with the additional constraint that cannibals must never outnumber the missionaries on either bank (as otherwise the ...

  6. Wolf, goat and cabbage problem - Wikipedia

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    In the earliest known occurrence of this problem, in the medieval manuscript Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes, the three objects are a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage, but other cosmetic variations of the puzzle also exist, such as: wolf, sheep, and cabbage; [4] [2], p. 26 fox, chicken, and grain; [5] fox, goose and corn; [6] and panther, pig, and ...

  7. Keep the River on Your Right - Wikipedia

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    The book was the partial basis for a 2000 documentary film of the same name, Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale by sibling filmmakers David and Laurie Gwen Shapiro. The film also covers material from several of Schneebaum's other books and articles. [1]

  8. General Problem Solver - Wikipedia

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    General Problem Solver (GPS) is a computer program created in 1957 by Herbert A. Simon, J. C. Shaw, and Allen Newell (RAND Corporation) intended to work as a universal problem solver machine. In contrast to the former Logic Theorist project, the GPS works with means–ends analysis .

  9. Jealous husbands problem - Wikipedia

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