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negamax

negamax noun: a variant of the minimax search algorithm, relying on the fact that min(a, b) = -max(-b, -a) to simplify the implementation.

Noun

negamax (uncountable)

  1. A variant of the minimax search algorithm, relying on the fact that min(a, b) = -max(-b, -a) to simplify the implementation.

Questions about negamax

What does negamax mean?
Negamax means a variant of the minimax search algorithm, relying on the fact that min(a, b) = -max(-b, -a) to simplify the implementation.
What part of speech is negamax?
Negamax is a noun.

Words near negamax in the dictionary

  1. negadecimal
  2. negafibonacci
  3. negaholic
  4. negaholics
  5. negaholism
  6. negamax
  7. negamile
  8. negamiles
  9. negand
  10. negands
  11. Negapatam

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