English adjective: trial-and-error | |||
1. | trial-and-error trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated | ||
Samples | He argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution. | ||
Similar | empiric, empirical | ||
Antonyms | theoretic, theoretical | ||
2. | trial-and-error relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory | ||
Samples | They adopted a trial-and-error procedure. | ||
Similar | heuristic | ||
Antonyms | algorithmic | ||