adjective🔗ShareAvide, cupideHaving greed; consumed by selfish desires."The student was greedy for extra credit, trying to get every possible assignment extension. "L'étudiant était avide de points supplémentaires, essayant d'obtenir toutes les prolongations de devoirs possibles.characterattitudemoralnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGourmand, gloutonProne to overeat."The little boy was greedy and ate all the cookies before his sister even got a chance. "Le petit garçon était gourmand et a mangé tous les cookies avant même que sa sœur n'ait une chance.characterhumanfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAvide, cupideTending to match as much text as possible."This regular expression performs a greedy match."Cette expression régulière effectue une correspondance avide.computingtechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGourmand(of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage."The greedy algorithm used to schedule student projects ensured each task was completed efficiently, but sometimes missed the overall best project completion time. "L'algorithme gourmand utilisé pour planifier les projets étudiants a permis de garantir l'efficacité de chaque tâche, mais a parfois manqué le meilleur délai global d'achèvement des projets.computingtechnologylogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading