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Bellman-Ford algorithm

Bellman-Ford algorithm noun: an algorithm that computes single-source shortest paths in a weighted digraph, capable (unlike the faster Dijkstra's algorithm) of handling graphs with negative edge weights.

Noun

Bellman-Ford algorithm (plural Bellman-Ford algorithms)

  1. An algorithm that computes single-source shortest paths in a weighted digraph, capable (unlike the faster Dijkstra's algorithm) of handling graphs with negative edge weights.

Forms of Bellman-Ford algorithm

pluralBellman-Ford algorithms

Origin of Bellman-Ford algorithm

Named after its developers, Richard Bellman and L. R. Ford, Jr.

Questions about Bellman-Ford algorithm

What does Bellman-Ford algorithm mean?
Bellman-Ford algorithm means an algorithm that computes single-source shortest paths in a weighted digraph, capable (unlike the faster Dijkstra's algorithm) of handling graphs with negative edge weights.
What part of speech is Bellman-Ford algorithm?
Bellman-Ford algorithm is a noun.
What is the plural of Bellman-Ford algorithm?
The plural of Bellman-Ford algorithm is Bellman-Ford algorithms.

Words near Bellman-Ford algorithm in the dictionary

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