dial-a-ride problem

noun

A problem in which a set of deliveries must be made along a set of available routes between fixed sources and destinations, within limited time periods, and with the possibility of changing vehicles during a trip.

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Meanings

noundial-a-ride problem (plural dial-a-ride problems)

plural dial-a-ride problems

  1. mathematicsA problem in which a set of deliveries must be made along a set of available routes between fixed sources and destinations, within limited time periods, and with the possibility of changing vehicles during a trip.
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