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English adjective: heuristic

1. heuristic of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation


Similartrial-and-error


Antonymsalgorithmic


English noun: heuristic

1. heuristic (cognition) a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem


Synonymsheuristic program, heuristic rule


Broader (hypernym)formula, rule


Narrower (hyponym)lateral thinking









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