adaptivesearchplan
nounUK /əˈdæp.tɪv ˈsɜːtʃ plæn/
US /əˈdæp.tɪv ˈsɝːtʃ plæn/
A plan that changes itself to find things better as it goes.
The robot used an adaptivesearchplan to find the lost ball faster.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer method that changes its searching steps based on what it finds.
The program's adaptivesearchplan skipped empty folders and checked full ones first.
3. A rescue team's plan that shifts as new clues appear.
Their adaptivesearchplan led them to the river after they found footprints.
4. A way of looking for answers that learns from each try.
Each wrong guess made the adaptivesearchplan smarter for the next attempt.