multi-armed bandit
multi-armed bandit noun: an algorithm that allocates a fixed limited set of resources between competing alternative choices so as to maximize the expected gain, when each choice's properties are only partially known at the time of allocation, and may become better understood as time passes or allocations are made.
Noun
multi-armed bandit (plural multi-armed bandits)
Forms of multi-armed bandit
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Origin of multi-armed bandit
From one-armed bandit, by analogy with a gambler at a row of slot machines who has to decide how best to play them.
Questions about multi-armed bandit
- What does multi-armed bandit mean?
- Multi-armed bandit means an algorithm that allocates a fixed limited set of resources between competing alternative choices so as to maximize the expected gain, when each choice's properties are only partially known at the time of allocation, and may become better understood as time passes or allocations are made.
- What part of speech is multi-armed bandit?
- Multi-armed bandit is a noun.
- What is the plural of multi-armed bandit?
- The plural of multi-armed bandit is multi-armed bandits.
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