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nonbacktracking

nonbacktracking adjective: that does not backtrack.

Adjective

nonbacktracking (not comparable)

  1. That does not backtrack.
    • a nonbacktracking search algorithm

Forms of nonbacktracking

alternative formnon-backtracking

Origin of nonbacktracking

From non- + backtracking.

Words formed from nonbacktracking

  • nonbacktracking random walk

Questions about nonbacktracking

What does nonbacktracking mean?
Nonbacktracking means that does not backtrack.
What part of speech is nonbacktracking?
Nonbacktracking is an adjective.

Words near nonbacktracking in the dictionary

  1. nonbacillary
  2. nonback
  3. nonbackdrivability
  4. nonbackdrivable
  5. nonbacklit
  6. nonbacktracking
  7. nonbacteraemic
  8. nonbacteremic
  9. nonbacterial
  10. nonbactericidal
  11. nonbacteriolytic

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