A backtracking algorithm solves a problem by constructing the solution incrementally. Multiple options are evaluated, and the algorithm chooses to go to the next component of the solution through recursion. Backtracking can be a chronological type or can traverse the paths, depending on the problem that you are solving.
Backtracking is an algorithm that finds candidate solutions and rejects a candidate on the basis of its feasibility and validity. Backtracking is useful in scenarios such as finding a value in an unordered table. It is faster than a brute force algorithm, which rejects a large number of solutions in an iteration. Constraint satisfaction problems such as parsing, rules engine, knapsack problems, and combinatorial optimization are solved using backtracking.
The following is an example of a backtracking algorithm. The problem is to identify...
