What is the meaning of Annealing (Simulated)?

Generally a metallurgical process, in artificial intelligence a process in which a neural net work searches for a set of weights to minimize errors; the search constantly shrinks as the weights find better values, analogous to the rearrangement of the molecules in a heated metal bar as the bar cools.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). Annealing (Simulated). Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/annealing_(simulated)/definitions/1147633
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HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, Annealing (Simulated), Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/annealing_(simulated)/definitions/1147633>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "Annealing (Simulated)" 21 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/annealing_(simulated)/definitions/1147633>