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| heu·ris·tic [ hyoo rístik ] |
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1. education encouraging discovery of solutions: relating to or using a method of teaching that encourages learners to discover solutions for themselves
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2. philosophy science involving trial and error: using or arrived at by a process of trial and error rather than set rules
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3. comput able to change: describes a computer program that modifies itself in response to the user, e.g. a spellchecker
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noun (plural heu·ris·tics) |
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logic procedure for getting solution: a helpful procedure for arriving at a solution but not necessarily a proof
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| [Early 19th century. < alteration of Greek heuriskein "find"] |
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  heu·ris·ti·cal·ly adverb |
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