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How to pronounce "P/poly"?

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Problem

Another question is about the reasons for calling P/poly "P/poly". My question is instead about its (verbal) syntax rather than its compositional semantics:

How is "P/poly" pronounced (in English)?

  • Like "p polly"?



  • Like "p slash polly"?



  • Like "p given polly"? (Maybe the slash for advice is analogous to slash or vertical bar for conditional probability: $\mathsf{P}(A/B)$.)



I hope it's OK to ask such a trivial question. I'd rather not develop a bad habit during self study.

Solution

The Complexity Zoo has a pronunciation guide by Scott Aaronson "for those who insist on communicating verbally about complexity." It recommends the "p slash polly" option.

Context

StackExchange Computer Science Q#127069, answer score: 6

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