"hillclimbing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: hill + climbing Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hill|climbing}} hill + climbing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hillclimbing (uncountable)
  1. (sports) A form of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock on an uphill course. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-hillclimbing-en-noun-SrN-v2~4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 5 30 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (general) The act of climbing a hill. Tags: general, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hillclimbing-en-noun-AvvS7R6S
  3. (mathematics) A simple form of optimization that starts with an arbitrary solution to a problem, then attempts to find a better solution by incrementally changing a single element of the solution. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-hillclimbing-en-noun-G3xn9R68 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hill climbing, hill-climbing

Alternative forms

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