noun
simulated annealing
A computing optimization algorithm inspired by the annealing process in metallurgy, used to find an approximate global optimum.
焼きなまし法は、巡回セールスマン問題のような組み合わせ最適化問題によく使われる。
Simulated annealing is often used for combinatorial optimization problems like the traveling salesman problem.
Refers to the physical annealing process in metallurgy, while 焼きなまし法 is the computing algorithm named after it.
From 焼きなまし (annealing) + 法 (method). The computing term is a direct translation of the English 'simulated annealing'.