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approximation algorithm

approximation algorithm noun: a method of finding a nearly optimal solution to an optimization problem that cannot be solved exactly within a reasonable time.

Noun

approximation algorithm (plural approximation algorithms)

  1. A method of finding a nearly optimal solution to an optimization problem that cannot be solved exactly within a reasonable time.

Forms of approximation algorithm

pluralapproximation algorithms

Questions about approximation algorithm

What does approximation algorithm mean?
Approximation algorithm means a method of finding a nearly optimal solution to an optimization problem that cannot be solved exactly within a reasonable time.
What part of speech is approximation algorithm?
Approximation algorithm is a noun.
What is the plural of approximation algorithm?
The plural of approximation algorithm is approximation algorithms.

Words near approximation algorithm in the dictionary

  1. approximateness
  2. approximates
  3. approximatibility
  4. approximating
  5. approximation
  6. approximation algorithm
  7. approximation algorithms
  8. approximation error
  9. approximation errors
  10. approximation theory
  11. approximations

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