Heuristic

What is Heuristic?


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As an adjective, heuristic (pronounced from the Greek "heuriskein" meaning "to discover") pertains to the process of gaining knowledge or some desired result by intelligent guesswork rather than by following some preestablished formula. (Heuristic can be contrasted with algorithmic.)

a heuristic is a specific rule-of-thumb or argument derived from experience

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