Pathfinding

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points. uncountable, usually

    "When a suitable site block is detected, the villager starts pathfinding to it, staking a provisional claim."

  2. 2
    The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells. uncountable, usually

    "It comes as a shock to realize that Albert Einstein, whose theories still seem so futuristic and Star Trekky, did his first pathfinding work almost a century ago."

Synonyms

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pathing

Example

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"When a suitable site block is detected, the villager starts pathfinding to it, staking a provisional claim."

Etymology

From path + finding.

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