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 Definitions for heuristic: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Heuristic \Heu*ris"tic\ (h[-u]*r[i^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.
e"yri`skein to discover.]
1. Serving to promote discovery or learning; -- used
especially of thories or paradigms which stimulate new
ideas for discovering facts in experimental sciences.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. Serving to stimulate people to learn and discover on their
own, especially by encouraging experimental and
trial-and-error methods for solving problems.
[PJC]
3. Pertaining to or based on trial-and-error and experimental
methods of learning and evaluation.
[PJC]
4. (Computers) Based on the use of an efficient trial-and
error method to search a space of possible solutions to a
problem, or to find an acceptable approximate solution,
when an exact algorithmic method is unavailable or too
time-consuming.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Heuristic \Heu*ris"tic\ (h[-u]*r[i^]s"t[i^]k), n.
1. A heuristic method; a specific heuristic procedure.
[PJC]
2. A theory or approach which serves to promote discovery or
learning by encouraging experimentation.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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heuristic
adj : of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves
to guide investigation [ant: algorithmic]
n : a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase
the probability of solving some problem [syn: {heuristic
rule}, heuristic program]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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34 Moby Thesaurus words for "heuristic":
analytic, cut-and-try, empirical, examinational, examinatorial,
examining, experimental, explorational, explorative, exploratory,
fact-finding, feeling, groping, hit-or-miss, indagative,
inspectional, inspectorial, investigational, investigative,
investigatory, pilot, probationary, probative, probatory, proving,
provisional, tentative, test, testing, trial, trial-and-error,
trying, verificatory, zetetic
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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heuristic
1. A rule of thumb, simplification, or educated
guess that reduces or limits the search for solutions in
domains that are difficult and poorly understood. Unlike
algorithms, heuristics do not guarantee optimal, or even
feasible, solutions and are often used with no theoretical
guarantee.
2. approximation algorithm.
(2001-04-12)
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