(algorithmic technique)
Definition: An approximation algorithm guaranteed to find a solution at most (or at least, as appropriate) ρ times the optimum. The ratio ρ is the performance ratio or relative performance guarantee of the algorithm.
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approximation algorithm.
Note: From Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, pages 32-39 and 34-17, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.
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