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Metaheuristic

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heuristicnounA heuristic method.
hyperheuristicnoun(computing) A heuristic search method that automates the selection of other heuristics.
simheuristicsnounMetaheuristic algorithm + simulation model
heuristicsnoun(psychology, by extension) Simple, efficient rules which people often use to form judgments and make decisions.
artificial bee colonynoun(computing) A metaheuristic-based optimization algorithm inspired by the intelligent foraging behavior of honey bee swarms.
genetic programmingnoun(computing) A search heuristic that explores the space of computer programs and is based on biological evolution.
metalearningnounA branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.
simulated annealingnounA probabilistic technique for approximating the global optimum of a given function, analogous to the metalworking process of annealing.
autoalgorithmnoun(computing) An algorithm that is invoked automatically
workaroundnoun(computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.
ad hocerynounUse of ad hoc or improvised reasoning.
superoptimizationnoun(software compilation) A form of peephole optimization that typically uses an exhaustive brute-force search across all possible sequences of machine instructions.
brute forcenoun(computer science) A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.
partial evaluationnoun(computing theory) A technique for program optimization by specialization, so as to produce new programs which run faster than the originals while guaranteed to behave in the same way.
metacompilationnoun(computing theory) A computation which involves metasystem transitions from a computing machine to a metamachine which controls, analyzes and imitates the work of the original machine.
metafunctionnoun(linguistics) A group of grammatical systems that make meanings of a related kind.
hackaroundnoun(computing) A hacky workaround; an unattractive but expedient solution.
semi-algorithmnounA step-by-step procedure, like an algorithm, but which is not guaranteed to halt on all inputs.
case-based reasoningnoun(computing) The process of solving new problems based on the known solutions of similar problems encountered in the past.
metatoolnoun(behavioural sciences) A tool that is used to make or modify another tool.

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