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Meaning of greedy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

greedy

Pronunciation:/ˈɡɹiːdi/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

  2. Prone to overeat.

  3. Tending to match as much text as possible.

    Example: This regular expression performs a greedy match.

    Antonyms:lazynongreedyreluctant
  4. (of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.

    Antonyms:nongreedy