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Markov Chain Monte Carlo

Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) is a class of algorithms for drawing samples from a probability distribution by constructing a Markov chain whose stationary distribution equals the target distribution .

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Multi-armed bandit

A multi-armed bandit is a sequential decision problem in which a learner repeatedly picks one action from a fixed set, receives a random reward for that action only, and tries to accumulate as much reward as…

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Simulated annealing

Simulated annealing is a probabilistic method for finding a good approximate solution to a global optimization problem, especially one with many local optima that trap ordinary hill-climbing methods.

AlgorithmsMachine Learning