simulated annealing
A technique which can be applied to any minimisation or learning process based
on successive update steps (either random or deterministic) where the update
step length is proportional to an arbitrarily set parameter which can play the
role of a temperature. Then, in analogy with the annealing of metals, the
temperature is made high in the early stages of the process for faster
minimisation or learning, then is reduced for greater stability.
Nearby terms:
SIMULA « SIMULA 67 « SIMULA I « simulated
annealing » Simulating Digital Systems »
simulation » SIMulation ANalysis
|