linear programming

English

Noun

linear programming (uncountable)

1. (mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.

Synonyms

• LP

Hyponyms

• integer linear programming

Translations

branch of mathematics

Czech: lineární programování n Finnish: lineaarinen optimointi, lineaarinen ohjelmointi French: programmation linéaire (fr) f Georgian: ხაზოვანი პროგრამირება (xazovani ṗrogramireba) German: lineare Programmierung f Hungarian: lineáris programozás (hu) Italian: programmazione lineare (it) f Russian: лине́йное программи́рование n (linéjnoje programmírovanije) Spanish: programación lineal f

References

• linear programming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia