brute force

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brute force (uncountable)

A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
We lifted the car by brute force.
- 2009, David Walliams, Mr Stink:
  Chloe pulled the leaflet out of Annabelle’s hand. There were some advantages to being the older sister; sometimes you could use brute force.
(computer science) A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.

Not used with an article. We say brute force and it is incorrect to say a brute force or the brute force. That is because it is a mass noun, not a count noun.

method of accomplishing something

computing: method of solving a problem

brute force (third-person singular simple present brute forces, present participle brute forcing, simple past and past participle brute forced)

(transitive) To solve (a computational problem) by brute force.
- 1960, Scott Cameron, Marshall Clinton Yovits, Self-organizing Systems: Proceedings - Page 187‎^[1]:
  "In trying to solve the problem in this simplified space, it does different things than it did when it was brute forcing its way through the original space."
(computing) To break a password, encryption, or any other protection mechanism by brute force.