any of several methods for finding where a given linear function of several nonnegative variables assumes an extreme value and for determining the extreme value, the variable usually being subjected to constraints in the form of linear equalities or inequalities.
Origin
1945-50
Examples from the web for linear programming
Management models and industrial applications of linear programming.
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Cost minimization of nutrient reduction in watershed management using linear programming.
Finally, standard linear programming and goal programming outcomes are compared.
The optimization problem is generally formulated as a linear programming problem.
We propose detectors and decoders based on linear programming which have good performance as well as low-complexity.
British Dictionary definitions for linear programming
linear programming
noun
1.
(maths) a technique used in economics, etc, for determining the maximum or minimum of a linear function of non-negative variables subject to constraints expressed as linear equalities or inequalities