Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dantzig-wolfe decomposition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: dantzig--wolfe de-com-po-si-tion
IPA

49

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

7

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An algorithm for solving linear programming problems with special structure, relying on delayed column generation for improving the tractability of large-scale linear programs.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Originally developed by George Dantzig and Philip Wolfe, who published in 1960.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dantzig-Wolfe decompositions (plural)

Questions

What does dantzig-wolfe decomposition mean?: An algorithm for solving linear programming problems with special structure, relying on delayed column generation for improving the tractability of large-scale linear programs.
Where does dantzig-wolfe decomposition come from?: Originally developed by George Dantzig and Philip Wolfe, who published in 1960.

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