greedy

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wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need:

greedy, selfish people

greedy for He's greedy for power/success.

A greedy algorithm (= a set of mathematical instructions or rules given to a computer to help calculate something) or method of solving a problem involves making the best choice at each stage without considering future stages:

They tested the algorithm against the so-called greedy algorithm used as the basis for the allocation of servers by most internet host providers.

A greedy strategy for the problem is the following: "At each step of the journey, visit the nearest unvisited city."