greedyimprovement
nounA way of making something better by always picking the best quick fix you can see right now.
The robot used greedyimprovement to grab the biggest cookie first, even though a better plan might have gotten more cookies later.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computer science, a method that makes the choice that looks best at each step without planning ahead.
The pathfinding program relied on greedyimprovement and sometimes got stuck in a dead end.
3. A habit of taking the fastest small gain instead of waiting for a bigger reward.
His greedyimprovement made him spend his allowance on candy instead of saving for a bike.
4. A step-by-step change that only looks at the immediate benefit, not the whole picture.
The team's greedyimprovement fixed today's bug but created two new ones tomorrow.