In Problem Solving, a Method That Always Produces a Problem

question 32

Multiple Choice

In problem solving, a method that always produces a problem solution (though not necessarily very efficiently) is known as

• A) an algorithm.
• B) a heuristic.
• C) a matrix.
• D) the hill-climbing heuristic.

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