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simplex method

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.


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A next-door neighbor was George Dantzig, the mathematician who invented a widely used algorithm known as the simplex method.

From New York Times Dec. 20, 2014

Before the Karmarkar method, linear equations could be solved only in a cumbersome fashion, ironically known as the simplex method, devised by Mathematician George Dantzig in 1947.

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Using the simplex method, the computer scours the surface of the dome millions of times to pinpoint the corner with the most likely solution.

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