Backjumping

//ˈbækd͡ʒʌmpɪŋ// noun

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Noun

1
A form of backtracking that may move more than one level at a time, used to improve the efficiency of certain algorithms. uncountable

Etymology

From back + jumping, modelled on backtracking.

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