optimization problem

noun

The problem of finding the "best" solution from all feasible solutions, given constraints defining which of the solutions are feasible, and a goal function defining which of the feasible solutions is the best one.

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Meanings

nounoptimization problem (plural optimization problems)

plural optimization problems

  1. mathematicsThe problem of finding the "best" solution from all feasible solutions, given constraints defining which of the solutions are feasible, and a goal function defining which of the feasible solutions is the best one.
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