lookahead
lookahead · lookaheads
The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular…The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
Our computer chess program uses lookahead to avoid difficult endgames.
(countable, uncountable)The analysis of the subsequent characters before the regular expression is matched.
Origin
Deverbal from look ahead.Deverbal from look ahead.
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Forms
plural: lookaheads| Singular | lookahead |
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable