ɐ pɹˌiːkəmpjˈuːɾᵻd nuːmˈɛɹɪkəl vˈæljuː kənsˈɪdɚd ðə "ˈɛnɚdʒi"ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈɛlɪmənt ɪnðə sˈɛt ʌv vˈɛɹɪəbəlz, ænd ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˈiːtʃ bˈaɪnɚɹi ˈɛlɪmənt pˈɛɹ
A precomputed numerical value (considered the "energy") associated with each element in the set of variables, and associated with each binary element pair