Hill climbing sometimes called ____________ because it grabs a good neighbor state without thinking

ahead about where to go next.

a) Needy local search

b) Heuristic local search

c) Greedy local search

d) Optimal local search

1 Answer

Answer :

c) Greedy local search

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