Best first search
best first search
algorithm
a graph search algorithm which optimises breadth first search by ordering all current paths according to some heuristic. the heuristic attempts to predict how close the end of a path is to a solution. paths which are judged to be closer to a solution are extended first.
see also beam search, hill climbing.
(1995-12-09)
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