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Warnsdorff's rule

Warnsdorff's rule proper noun: a heuristic for solving the knight's tour that favours moving to the square with the fewest possible subsequent moves.

Proper noun

Warnsdorff's rule

  1. A heuristic for solving the knight's tour that favours moving to the square with the fewest possible subsequent moves.

Questions about Warnsdorff's rule

What does Warnsdorff's rule mean?
Warnsdorff's rule means a heuristic for solving the knight's tour that favours moving to the square with the fewest possible subsequent moves.
What part of speech is Warnsdorff's rule?
Warnsdorff's rule is a proper noun.

Words near Warnsdorff's rule in the dictionary

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  2. warnoth
  3. warnowiid
  4. warnowiids
  5. warns
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  8. waroeng
  9. waroengs
  10. warong
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