Adjective: trial-and-error- Trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated
"he argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution" - Relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory
"they adopted a trial-and-error procedure" Noun: trial and error- Experimenting until a solution is found
See also: empiric, empirical, heuristic Type of: experiment, experimentation Encyclopedia: Trial and error Trial-and-error |