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   greedy

   /ˈɡriːdi/

   adjective

   • 1. having an excessive desire or appetite for food: "he's scoffed the lot, the greedy pig" Similar gluttonousravenousraveningvoraciousgourmandizinggourmandintemperateself-indulgentinsatiableinsatiatewolfishgannet-likeinformal:piggishpiggyswinishhoggishgutsyrare:esurientedacioushave eyes bigger than one's stomachOpposite temperateascetic
   • ▪ having or showing an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power: "people driven from their land by greedy developers" Similar avariciousacquisitivecovetousrapaciousgraspingvenalcupidinousmaterialisticmercenarypredatoryusuriouspossessivegrabbinghoardingScrooge-likeinformal:money-grubbingmoney-grabbinggrabbyrare:pleonecticMammonishMammonisticeageravidhungrycravinglongingyearninghankeringthirstypiningenthusiasticimpatientanxiousdesirous ofinformal:dyingitchinghotgaggingOpposite generousaltruisticindifferent

   Word Origin Old Englishgrǣdig, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. greediness noun

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2. www.bbc.co.uk › learningenglish › english6 Minute English / The psychology of greed - BBC

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   5 days ago · Introduction Greed - the desire to accumulate ‘stuff’ for yourself. Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.

3. www.geeksforgeeks.org › introduction-to-knapsack-problem-itsIntroduction to Knapsack Problem, its Types and How to solve them

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   Jul 6, 2024 · The Bounded Knapsack problem can be defined as follows: Given N items, each item having a given weight wi and a value vi, the task is to maximize the value by selecting a maximum of K items adding up to a maximum weight W.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › greedilyGreedily - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   4 days ago · /ˈgridɪli/ IPA guide. Definitions of greedily. adverb. in a greedy manner. synonyms: avariciously, covetously. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Greedily." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/greedily. Accessed 12 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family.

5. www.educative.io › blog › greedy-algorithm-vs-dynamic-programmingGreedy algorithms vs. dynamic programming: How to choose -...

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   Jun 28, 2024 · This blog describes two important strategies for solving optimization problems: greedy algorithms and dynamic programming. It also highlights the key properties behind each strategy and compares them using two examples: the coin change and the Fibonacci number.

6. www.geeksforgeeks.org › prims-minimum-spanning-tree-mstPrim’s Algorithm for Minimum Spanning Tree (MST)

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   2 days ago · Like Kruskal’s algorithm, Prim’s algorithm is also a Greedy algorithm. This algorithm always starts with a single node and moves through several adjacent nodes, in order to explore all of the connected edges along the way.

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7. www.geeksforgeeks.org › dijkstras-shortest-path-algorithmFind Shortest Paths from Source to all Vertices using Dijkstra’s...

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   Jul 5, 2024 · To understand the Dijkstra’s Algorithm lets take a graph and find the shortest path from source to all nodes. Consider below graph and src = 0. Step 1: The set sptSet is initially empty and distances assigned to vertices are {0, INF, INF, INF, INF, INF, INF, INF} where INF indicates infinite.

8. oxfordre.com › criminology › displayIndividual, Educational, and Other Social Influences on Greed ...

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Greed can be both personal and environmental. On the one hand, our natural needs and wants suggest that people cannot always easily escape the temptations of greed. Thus, for at least some people, greed may be intrinsic, dynamic, and grow across spans of their life cycle.