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heuristic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun heuristic has 1 sense
- heuristic(n = noun.cognition) heuristic program, heuristic rule - a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem; Array is a kind of formula, rule
has particulars: lateral thinking
Derived form adjective heuristic1
Adjective heuristic has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
heuristic, a. [Gr. e"yri`skein to discover.].
- Serving to promote discovery or learning; -- used especially of thories or paradigms which stimulate new ideas for discovering facts in experimental sciences. [1913 Webster]
- Serving to stimulate people to learn and discover on their own, especially by encouraging experimental and trial-and-error methods for solving problems. [PJC]
- Pertaining to or based on trial-and-error and experimental methods of learning and evaluation. [PJC]
- Based on the use of an efficient trial-and error method to search a space of possible solutions to a problem, or to find an acceptable approximate solution, when an exact algorithmic method is unavailable or too time-consuming. [PJC]
heuristic, n.
- A heuristic method; a specific heuristic procedure. [PJC]
- A theory or approach which serves to promote discovery or learning by encouraging experimentation. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
heuristic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 allowing or assisting to discover.
2 Computing proceeding to a solution by trial and error.
--n.
1 the science of heuristic procedure.
2 a heuristic process or method.
3 (in pl., usu. treated as sing.) Computing the study and use of heuristic techniques in data processing.
--adj.
1 allowing or assisting to discover.
2 Computing proceeding to a solution by trial and error.
--n.
1 the science of heuristic procedure.
2 a heuristic process or method.
3 (in pl., usu. treated as sing.) Computing the study and use of heuristic techniques in data processing.
Idiom
heuristic method a system of education under which pupils are trained to find out things for themselves.
Derivative
heuristically adv.
Etymology
irreg. f. Gk heurisko find
THESAURUS
heuristic
analytic, cut-and-try, empirical, examinational, examinatorial, examining, experimental, explorational, explorative, exploratory, fact-finding, feeling, groping, hit-or-miss, indagative, inspectional, inspectorial, investigational, investigative, investigatory, pilot, probationary, probative, probatory, proving, provisional, tentative, test, testing, trial, trial-and-error, trying, verificatory, zetetic
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