BACKWARD SEARCH

refers to a problem-solving strategy whereby the solver works backward from the end goal to the beginning state. For example, finding the path through a maze by working from the end of the maze back to the beginning. See also working backward.

BACKWARD SEARCH: “A person conducting a backward search would start at the end of the maze and work toward the beginning.”

 

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Related terms:

  1. Backward Conditioning (Backward Pairing)
  2. Backward Chaining
  3. Backward Elimination
  4. Backward Masking
  5. Backward Reading
  6. Working Backward Heuristic
  7. Backward Chaining
  8. BACKWARD ASSOCIATION
  9. BACKWARD DISPLACEMENT
  10. BACKWARD ELIMINATION