"simulated annealing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: simulated annealings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} simulated annealing (usually uncountable, plural simulated annealings)
  1. A probabilistic technique for approximating the global optimum of a given function, analogous to the metalworking process of annealing. Wikipedia link: simulated annealing Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Engineering, Mathematics Translations (algorithm): simulované žíhání [neuter] (Czech), simuloitu jäähdytys (Finnish), simuloitu mellotus (Finnish), recuit simulé [masculine] (French)

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