Definition of "backtracking" []

• Present participle of backtrack. (verb)

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• "But Lewis says these counterfactuals, which he calls backtracking counterfactuals, are not to be used in the assessment of causal dependence."
• "In a novel or comic book, backtracking is best-handled as a major failure for the main character."
• "Futures use what are known as backtracking algorithms and future checking, subprocedures in problem solving that attempt to foresee and evaluate alternate strategies for attaining goals."