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traveling salesperson problem

See Also: Hamiltonian circuit

  1. [network analysis] A Hamiltonian circuit problem in which a salesperson must find the most efficient way to visit a series of stops, then return to the starting location. In the original version of the problem, each stop may be visited only once.