maze

A maze is a confusing arrangement of passages, often found in landscaping or as a recreational puzzle. Mathematically, mazes can be classified as "simply connected" if they have no closed circuits, or "multiply connected" if they do. A common method for solving a maze involves keeping one hand on a wall and following it, which guarantees reaching the exit if there's only one. More complex algorithms exist for navigating mazes, such as designating nodes and paths as "new" or "old" to ensure no path is traversed more than twice. While their recreational popularity has waned, mazes remain relevant in fields like psychology for studying learning behavior and in communications technology for computer design.123