Associations to the word «Heuristic»

Wiktionary

HEURISTIC, adjective. Relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems.
HEURISTIC, adjective. (computing) (of a method or algorithm) that solves a problem more quickly but is not certain to arrive at an optimal solution.
HEURISTIC, noun. A heuristic method.
HEURISTIC, noun. The art of applying heuristic methods.

Dictionary definition

HEURISTIC, noun. A commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem.
HEURISTIC, adjective. Of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation.

Wise words

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