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B* Algorithm

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B*, pronounced B star, is a best first graph search algorithm that finds the least cost path from a given initial node to any goal node out of one or more possible goals. It was first published by Hans Berliner in 1979 and is related to the A* search algorithm.

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  • Credited To: Hans Berliner, Lead section
    First published by Hans Berliner in 1979
  • Invented By: Hans Berliner, Lead section
    First published by Hans Berliner in 1979
  • In Field: Algorithms and Complexity Theory, Lead sentence
    B* (pronounced "B star") is a best-first graph search algorithm that finds the least-cost path from a given initial node to any goal node (out of one or more possible goals).
  • In Group: Heuristic Graph Search and Pathfinding Algorithms, Lead section
    best-first graph search algorithm
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