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<p><b>A*</b> (pronounced "A-star") is a <a href="page.php?w=graph_traversal">graph traversal</a> and <a href="page.php?w=pathfinding">pathfinding</a> <a href="page.php?w=algorithm">algorithm</a> that is used in many fields of <a href="page.php?w=computer_science">computer science</a> due to its completeness, optimality, and optimal efficiency. Given a <a href="page.php?w=weighted_graph">weighted graph</a>, a source <a href="page.php?w=Vertex_%28graph_theory%29">node</a> and a goal node, the algorithm finds the <a href="page.php?w=Shortest_path_problem">shortest path</a></p><p>
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