Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backtracking

/ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: back-track-ing
IPA: /ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of backtrack

Example Sentences

"backtracking algorithm"
"Backtracking is used to solve problems in which a sequence of objects is chosen from a specific set so that the sequence satisfies some criterion. The classic example of the use of backtracking is the n-Queens problem."
"This grammar only uses tokens and rules, so there is no backtracking involved, and the grammar is a predictive parser. This is fairly typical. Many grammars work fine without backtracking, or with backtracking in just a few places."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

backtrackings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonbacktracking

Phrases

catastrophic backtracking runaway backtracking

Questions

How do you pronounce backtracking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/.
What does backtracking mean?: The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.

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