Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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heuristic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
trial-and-error | No | Yes | No | No |
heuristic (noun) | trial-and-error (noun) |
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a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem |
heuristic (adjective) | trial-and-error (adjective) |
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of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation | trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated |
relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory |