Meanings
nounsimulated annealing (usually uncountable, plural simulated annealings)
plural simulated annealings
- uncountableusuallyA probabilistic technique for approximating the global optimum of a given function, analogous to the metalworking process of annealing.
For this problem, the simulated annealing-based heuristic provides a near-optimal solution.
Translations
Czech simulované žíhání
- simulované žíháníalgorithm
Finnish simuloitu jäähdytys, simuloitu mellotus
- simuloitu jäähdytysalgorithm
- simuloitu mellotusalgorithm
French recuit simulé
- recuit simuléalgorithm
Polish symulowane wyżarzanie
- symulowane wyżarzaniealgorithm
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APA
simulated annealing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simulated%20annealing
MLA
“simulated annealing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simulated%20annealing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simulated annealing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simulated%20annealing.
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