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Adversarial Search Flashcards

(9 cards)

1
Q

What is alpha-beta pruning?

A

A search algorithm that improves Minimax by skipping branches that cannot affect the final decision, reducing computation.

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What is alpha (α) in alpha-beta pruning?

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The best value that the MAX player can guarantee so far.

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What is beta (β) in alpha-beta pruning?

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The best value that the MIN player can guarantee so far.

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4
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What is the pruning condition at a MAX node?

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If α ≥ β, prune the remaining children.

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What is the pruning condition at a MIN node?

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If α ≥ β, prune the remaining children.

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What does it mean to “prune” a node?

A

Skip evaluating that branch because we already know it won’t affect the outcome.

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In the context of alpha-beta pruning, when is a node pruned?

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When the current branch can’t possibly produce a better result than one already found.

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8
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What is α start value?

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α = -∞

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9
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What is β start value=

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β =+∞

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