simulated annealing
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English
Noun
simulated annealing (usually uncountable, plural simulated annealings)
- A 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
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Further reading
- Parthasarathy, S. and Chandrasekharan Rajendran, "A simulated annealing heuristic for scheduling to minimize mean weighted tardiness in a flowshop with mean weighted tardiness in a flowshop with sequence-dependent setup times of jobs—a case study". Production Planning & Control, 1997, vol 8, no. 5, page 476.