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heuristics Definition


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heuristic
adj
    1. Serving or leading to discover or find out.
    2. Said of a teaching method: encouraging a desire in learners to find their own solutions.
    3. computing.
      Using a method of trial and error to solve a problem.
noun
    heuristics
    1. The principles used to make decisions when all possibilities cannot be explored.
Derivative: heuristically
adverb
    Etymology: 19c: from Greek heuriskein to find.



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