dining philosophers problem

Summary

dining philosophers problem is a task^[1]. It draws 531 Wikipedia views per month (task category, ranking #3 of 12).^[2]

Key Facts

• dining philosophers problem authored Edsger W. Dijkstra^[3].
• dining philosophers problem's image is recorded as An illustration of the dining philosophers problem.png^[4].
• dining philosophers problem's instance of is recorded as task^[5].
• philosopher is named after dining philosophers problem^[6].
• dining philosophers problem's Commons category is recorded as Dining philosophers^[7].
• dining philosophers problem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pyfm^[8].
• dining philosophers problem's main subject is recorded as deadlock^[9].
• dining philosophers problem's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Dining_philosophers^[10].
• dining philosophers problem's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as diningphilos^[11].
• dining philosophers problem's P6009 is recorded as 18874^[12].
• dining philosophers problem's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 171526918^[13].

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Works and Contributions

dining philosophers problem authored Edsger W. Dijkstra^[3]. Things named for it include dining cryptographers problem^[14], a mathematical problem^[15].

Why It Matters

dining philosophers problem draws 531 Wikipedia views per month (task category, ranking #3 of 12).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Entities named for it include dining cryptographers problem^[14], a mathematical problem^[15].