@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ algorithm is an abstraction higher than a computer program.
   * [Integer Partition](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms/tree/master/src/algorithms/math/integer-partition)
   * [Maximum Subarray](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms/tree/master/src/algorithms/sets/maximum-subarray)
   * [Bellman-Ford Algorithm](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms/tree/master/src/algorithms/graph/bellman-ford) - finding shortest path to all graph vertices
-* **Backtracking**
+* **Backtracking** - similarly to brute force try to generate all possible solutions but each time you generate a solution test if it satisfies all conditions, and only then continue generating subsequent solutions. Otherwise backtrack and go on a different path of finding solution.
   * [Hamiltonian Cycle](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms/tree/master/src/algorithms/graph/hamiltonian-cycle) - Visit every vertex exactly once
   * [N-Queens Problem](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms/tree/master/src/algorithms/uncategorized/n-queens)
   * [Knight's Tour](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms/tree/master/src/algorithms/uncategorized/knight-tour)