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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depth-first search

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
depth--first search
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An algorithm for traversing a tree or graph where one starts at the root and explores as far as possible along each branch before backtracking.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

depth-first searches (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

breadth-first search

Synonyms

DFS

Questions

What does depth-first search mean?
An algorithm for traversing a tree or graph where one starts at the root and explores as far as possible along each branch before backtracking.

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