breadth-first search

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breadth-first search

noun breadth-first searches

  1. countable, uncountable A search algorithm that begins at the root node and explores all the neighboring nodes.

    Similar: BFS

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noun a search algorithm

中文廣度優先搜索 /广度优先搜索 guǎngdù yōuxiān sōusuǒ
DeutschBreitensuche
Italianovisita in ampiezza

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@misc{breadth_first_search_2026,
  title = {breadth-first search},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breadth-first%20search},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}