linear programming

English

Noun

linear programming (uncountable)

(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.

Abbreviations

LP

Hypernyms

computer programming

Translations

branch of mathematics

Czech: lineární programování n
Hungarian: lineáris programozás (hu)

Italian: programmazione lineare f
Russian: лине́йное программи́рование n (linéjnoje programmírovanije)

References

linear programming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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