iterative deepening search

noun

A type of depth-first search in which each row of the tree is searched incrementally, simulating a breadth-first search with less memory usage.

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Meanings

nouniterative deepening search (countable and uncountable, plural iterative deepening searches)

plural iterative deepening searches

  1. countableuncountablecomputerA type of depth-first search in which each row of the tree is searched incrementally, simulating a breadth-first search with less memory usage.

    Synonyms: iterative deepening depth-first search, IDS, IDDFS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of depth-first search in which each row of the tree is searched incrementally, simulating a breadth-first search with less memory usage.

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iterative deepening depth-first searchIDSIDDFS
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