Heuristic Definition
hyo͝o-rĭstĭk
adjective
Of or relating to a usually speculative formulation serving as a guide in the investigation or solution of a problem.
American Heritage
Of or constituting an educational method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations made by the student.
American Heritage
Helping to discover or learn; specif., designating a method of education or of computer programming in which the pupil or machine proceeds along empirical lines, using rules of thumb, to find solutions or answers.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
A heuristic method or process.
American Heritage
The study and application of heuristic methods and processes.
American Heritage
A heuristic method.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- heuristic program
- heuristic rule
Origin of Heuristic
Irregular formation from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (euriskō, “I find, discover”).
From Wiktionary
From Greek heuriskein to find
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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