simplex method

noun

, Mathematics.

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

Example Sentences

We can also solve Problem 2 with respect to the Euclidean distance by using the simplex method.

From Scientific American

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

From New York Times

Netflix Prize winners—enlisted to improve the Netflix recommendation algorithm—used Singular Value Decomposition, Restricted Boltzmann Machines, Gradient Boosted Decision Trees, the Nelder-Mead Simplex Method, and other complicated mathematical techniques. They further adjusted for “temporal dynamics,” i.e., the fact that people’s tastes and interests change over time. Amazon uses “item-to-item collaborative filtering,” and moreover solves not just for recommendations, but also for maximizing expected revenue.

From Forbes

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive