| 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 | ||