Definition of chemotaxis
: orientation or movement of an organism or cell in relation to chemical agents
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Tackling the traveling salesman problem with chemotaxis is a nice example of when the suboptimal is optimal, says Bartumeus.
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Origin and Etymology of chemotaxis
New Latin
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: circa 1887
in the meaning defined above
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