approximation algorithm
<algorithm> An algorithm for an optimisation problem that generates
feasible but not necessarily optimal solutions.
Unlike "heuristic", the term "approximation algorithm" often implies some proven
worst or average case bound on performance. The terms are often used
interchangeably however.
(1997-10-28)
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