# SMAWK algorithm

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An algorithm for finding the minimum value in each row of an implicitly-defined totally monotone matrix.

## Etymology
From the initials of its five inventors: Peter Shor, Shlomo Moran, Alok Aggarwal, Robert Wilber, and Maria Klawe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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