Dijkstra's algorithm
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Dijkstra's algorithm
Summary
Dijkstra's algorithm is a pathfinding algorithm[1]. It draws 11,462 Wikipedia views per month (pathfinding_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Dijkstra's algorithm is credited with the discovery of Edsger W. Dijkstra[3].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's instance of is recorded as pathfinding algorithm[4].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's instance of is recorded as graph algorithm[5].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's instance of is recorded as greedy algorithm[6].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's instance of is recorded as algorithm[7].
- Edsger W. Dijkstra is named after Dijkstra's algorithm[8].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's based on is recorded as breadth-first search[9].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's Commons category is recorded as Dijkstra's algorithm[10].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1959[11].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dijkstra's algorithm[12].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's Commons gallery is recorded as Dijkstra's algorithm[13].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dijkstra[14].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's different from is recorded as Dykstra's projection algorithm[15].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's computes solution to is recorded as shortest path problem[16].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's computes solution to is recorded as pathfinding[17].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's computes solution to is recorded as single-source shortest path problem[18].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's uses is recorded as graph data structure[19].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's uses is recorded as priority queue[20].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's derivative work is recorded as A* search algorithm[21].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's derivative work is recorded as link-state routing protocol[22].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's derivative work is recorded as Open Shortest Path First[23].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's derivative work is recorded as Intermediate System to Intermediate System[24].
- Dijkstra's algorithm's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include pathfinding algorithm[4], graph algorithm[5], greedy algorithm[6], and algorithm[7].
History and Context
Edsger W. Dijkstra is named after Dijkstra's algorithm[8].
Why It Matters
Dijkstra's algorithm draws 11,462 Wikipedia views per month (pathfinding_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]