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greedy heuristic

(algorithmic technique)

Definition: Solve an optimization problem by finding locally optimal solutions.

See also greedy algorithm.

Note: From Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, page 1-26, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.

Author: CRC-A


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Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, CRC Press LLC, 1999, "greedy heuristic", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 11 January 2005. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/greedyHeuristic.html