secretary problem

noun

Definitions

  1. The problem of selecting the best out of n applicants for a position, under the condition…

    The problem of selecting the best out of n applicants for a position, under the condition that all applicants are interviewed in random order, the quality of the applicants is not known before interviewing, and once rejected an applicant cannot be recalled.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for secretary problem. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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