The name "Dynamic Programming" was coined to be deliberately confusing by an early researcher in the field for the sake of maintaining research funding in a hos

The name "Dynamic Programming" was coined to be deliberately confusing by an early researcher in the field for the sake of maintaining research funding in a hostile environment [1]. Don't worry too much about the components of the name. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_programming#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_programming#History