traveling salesperson

Summary

traveling salesperson is a profession^[1]. It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• traveling salesperson's instance of is recorded as profession^[3].
• traveling salesperson is a type of salesperson^[4].
• traveling salesperson is a type of commercial agent^[5].
• traveling salesperson is a type of trader^[6].
• traveling salesperson's field of this occupation is recorded as sales^[7].
• traveling salesperson's said to be the same as is recorded as mobile salesperson^[8].
• traveling salesperson's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[9].
• traveling salesperson's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• traveling salesperson's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• traveling salesperson's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• traveling salesperson's uses is recorded as door-to-door^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

traveling salesperson's instance of is recorded as profession^[3]. Recorded subclass of include salesperson^[4], commercial agent^[5], and trader^[6].

Influence

Things named for traveling salesperson include travelling salesperson problem^[14], an optimization problem^[15].

Why It Matters

traveling salesperson is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Entities named for it include travelling salesperson problem^[14], an optimization problem^[15].