A heuristic (/hjʊˈrɪstɪk/; from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (heurískō) 'method of discovery', or heuristic technique (problem solving, mental shortcut, rule...
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In mathematical optimization and computer science, heuristic (from Greek εὑρίσκω "I find, discover") is a technique designed for problem solving more...
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The availability heuristic, also known as availability bias, is a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind...
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Look up heuristic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A heuristic is a kind of method for solving a problem. Heuristic may also refer to: Heuristic (computer...
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Heuristic analysis is a method employed by many computer antivirus programs designed to detect previously unknown computer viruses, as well as new variants...
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aspects heuristic Fast-and-frugal trees Fluency heuristic Gaze heuristic Recognition heuristic Satisficing Similarity heuristic Take-the-best heuristic Tallying...
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Greedy algorithm (redirect from Greedy heuristic)
A greedy algorithm is any algorithm that follows the problem-solving heuristic of making the locally optimal choice at each stage. In many problems, a...
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In psychology, a fluency heuristic is a mental heuristic in which, if one object is processed more fluently, faster, or more smoothly than another, the...
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a heuristic function that estimates the cost of the cheapest path from n to the goal. The heuristic function is problem-specific. If the heuristic function...
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computer science, specifically in algorithms related to pathfinding, a heuristic function is said to be admissible if it never overestimates the cost of...
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