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Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP)

This is a submission for DEV Computer Science Challenge v24.06.12: One Byte Explainer.

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Can a salesman visit a set of cities, each once, and return to the start with the shortest route? This is an NP-hard problem, meaning no efficient algorithm exists for large numbers of cities. It's impacts logistics, DNA sequencing, and more.

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