# alpha–beta pruning

> search algorithm that seeks to decrease the number of nodes that are evaluated by the minimax algorithm in its search tree

**Wikidata**: [Q570496](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q570496)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha–beta_pruning)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpha-beta-pruning


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013