Glossary · Computer science
Search algorithm
An algorithm that finds an item or a path, such as binary search or A*.
In Icillion
You will meet search algorithm in 1 prompt of Icillion. Of the 24 answers they accept, only 17 reach The Deep or below.
Some examples
Answers to “Name a search algorithm”, from the top of the iceberg:
- Binary search
- Linear search
- Depth first search
- Breadth first search
- A star
- Jump search
- Interpolation search
Prompts that use it
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