| Simulated annealing: Simulated annealing is a probabilistic technique for approximating the global optimum of a given function. It is inspired by the physical process of annealing, in which a material is heated and then slowly cooled to reduce its defects and achieve a low-energy state. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
