Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breadth-first search

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: breadth--first search
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A search algorithm that begins at the root node and explores all the neighboring nodes.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

breadth-first searches (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

depth-first search

Synonyms

BFS

Questions

What does breadth-first search mean?: A search algorithm that begins at the root node and explores all the neighboring nodes.

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