hillclimbing

English

noun
Definitions
  • (sports) A form of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock on an uphill course.
  • (mathematics) A simple form of optimization that starts with an arbitrary solution to a problem, then attempts to find a better solution by incrementally changing a single element of the solution.

Etymology

Compound from English hill (hele) + English climbing.

Origin

English

climbing

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