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LINEAR PROGRAMMING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does linear programming mean?
• LINEAR PROGRAMMING (noun)
The noun LINEAR PROGRAMMING has 1 sense:
1. a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints
Familiarity information: LINEAR PROGRAMMING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("linear programming" is a kind of...):
applied math; applied mathematics (the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world)
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