search space

noun

The set of all possible points of an optimization problem that satisfy the problem's targets or goals.

Meanings

nounsearch space (plural search spaces)

plural search spaces

  1. computingThe set of all possible points of an optimization problem that satisfy the problem's targets or goals.
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Chicago

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