Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

FLP impossibility: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Distributed systems

the result that no deterministic protocol can guarantee consensus in an asynchronous system if even one process may crash.

In distributed systems, FLP impossibility refers to the result that no deterministic protocol can guarantee consensus in an asynchronous system if even one process may crash. This meaning comes from Fischer (1985) in Journal of the ACM.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how FLP impossibility sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

consensus4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs crash3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs process3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Fischer, M. J., Lynch, N. A., & Paterson, M. S. (1985). Impossibility of distributed consensus with one faulty process. Journal of the ACM, 32(2), 374-382. https://doi.org/10.1145/3149.214121

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct