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The Optimism Guarantee

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When the heuristic is admissible, A-star is guaranteed to return a lowest-cost solution.

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A flattered lure gets inspected, its real cost lands on the meter, and the truth catches up — optimism only delays.

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Fine print any real map satisfies: bounded branching, and every action costing at least some minimum.