heuristic /hū-risˈtik/

1. Serving or leading to find out
2. Encouraging the desire to find out
3. (of method, argument, etc) depending on assumptions based on past experience
4. Consisting of guided trial and error

1. The art of discovery in logic
2. The method in education by which the pupil is set to find out things for himself or herself
3. (in pl) principles used in making decisions when all possibilities cannot be fully explored

heuretˈic noun (logic)

Heuristic

heurˈism noun

The heuristic method or principle in education

heurisˈtically adverb

heuristic program noun (computing)

One which attempts to improve its own performance as a result of learning from previous actions within the program

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