7 ms·A* uses BFS but was a specialization of Dijkstra's, not the other way around.by jmt7les 12y agoA* uses BFS but was a specialization of Dijkstra's, not the other way around.Sharlin 12y agoNo, Dijkstra is simply A* whose heuristic function is h(x)=0. A* is the more general one.amitp 12y agoAnother way of looking at it: A* is Dijkstra where the edge weights have been modified. http://11011110.livejournal.com/135302.html http://11011110.livejournal.com/135302.html