artificial bee colony

noun

A metaheuristic-based optimization algorithm inspired by the intelligent foraging behavior of honey bee swarms.

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Meanings

nounartificial bee colony (plural artificial bee colonies)

plural artificial bee colonies

  1. computingA metaheuristic-based optimization algorithm inspired by the intelligent foraging behavior of honey bee swarms.

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nounA metaheuristic-based optimization algorithm inspired by the intelligent foraging behavior of honey bee swarms.

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Origin

Proposed by Turkish computer scientist Derviş Karaboğa in 2005.

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