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alpha-beta pruning

alpha-beta pruning noun: an algorithm for pruning a search tree by eliminating any branch that is demonstrably inferior to a branch previously encountered.

Noun

alpha-beta pruning (uncountable)

  1. An algorithm for pruning a search tree by eliminating any branch that is demonstrably inferior to a branch previously encountered.

Questions about alpha-beta pruning

What does alpha-beta pruning mean?
Alpha-beta pruning means an algorithm for pruning a search tree by eliminating any branch that is demonstrably inferior to a branch previously encountered.
What part of speech is alpha-beta pruning?
Alpha-beta pruning is a noun.

Words near alpha-beta pruning in the dictionary

  1. alpha-amino acid
  2. alpha-amino acids
  3. alpha-antithrombin
  4. alpha-beta filter
  5. alpha-beta filters
  6. alpha-beta pruning
  7. alpha-blocker
  8. alpha-blockers
  9. alpha-chlorotoluene
  10. alpha-cyperone
  11. alpha-d-galactosidase

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