Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pathfinding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: pathfind-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points.

Uncountable

noun

The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When a suitable site block is detected, the villager starts pathfinding to it, staking a provisional claim."
"It comes as a shock to realize that Albert Einstein, whose theories still seem so futuristic and Star Trekky, did his first pathfinding work almost a century ago."

Etymology

From path + finding.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pathfindings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pathfind

Questions

What does pathfinding mean?: The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points.
Where does pathfinding come from?: From path + finding.

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