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brute force

Physical strength or violence used to achieve a goal without the use of skill, intelligence, or finesse. / A computational method that solves a problem by systematically trying every possible combination or candidate until the correct one is found. / Characterized by the use of raw power or exhaustive trial-and-error rather than a sophisticated strategy.
NounAdjective

This term describes a strategy of overwhelming power or exhaustive repetition, contrasting sharply with elegance, skill, or strategic precision. In physical contexts, it implies a lack of finesse, often suggesting a clumsy or violent application of strength to overcome an obstacle.

In technical and computational contexts, it refers to a systematic, trial-and-error method. While reliable for finding a solution, it is often viewed as inefficient or "naive" because it ignores shortcuts or logical optimizations in favor of checking every single possibility.

Meanings

Noun

Physical strength or violence used to achieve a goal without the use of skill, intelligence, or finesse.

He managed to open the jammed door through sheer brute force.

Noun

A computational method that solves a problem by systematically trying every possible combination or candidate until the correct one is found.

The password was recovered using a brute force attack.

Adjective

Characterized by the use of raw power or exhaustive trial-and-error rather than a sophisticated strategy.

The team employed a brute force approach to solve the complex equation.

Examples

He managed to open the jammed door through sheer brute force.

He managed to open the jammed door through sheer brute force.

Stop using brute force and try to find the key.

Stop using brute force and try to find the key.

The giant smashed the gate with brute force.

The giant smashed the gate with brute force.

Fantasy

A brute force attack can crack a simple password in seconds.

A brute force attack can crack a simple password in seconds.

Business

I wonder if a brute force search is the only way to solve this puzzle.

I wonder if a brute force search is the only way to solve this puzzle.

Trivia

The hacker used a brute force method to bypass the security system.

The hacker used a brute force method to bypass the security system.

Detective

This is just a brute force solution that lacks any real elegance.

This is just a brute force solution that lacks any real elegance.

Office

We cannot rely on a brute force approach to win this war.

We cannot rely on a brute force approach to win this war.

History

It was a brute force effort to move the heavy boulders by hand.

It was a brute force effort to move the heavy boulders by hand.

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