heuristic
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tɪk adjective
1.
serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
2.
encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error: a heuristic teaching method.
3.
of, pertaining to, or based on experimentation, evaluation, or trial-and-error methods.
4.
Computers, Mathematics. pertaining to a trial-and-error method of problem solving used when an algorithmic approach is impractical.
noun
5.
a heuristic method of argument.
6.
the study of heuristic procedure.
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Origin:
1815–25; < Neo-Latin heuristicus, equivalent to Greek heur(ískein) to find out, discover + Latin -isticus -istic
1815–25; < Neo-Latin heuristicus, equivalent to Greek heur(ískein) to find out, discover + Latin -isticus -istic
Related forms
heu·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·heu·ris·tic, adjective
un·heu·ris·tic, adjective
un·heu·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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heuristic (hjʊəˈrɪstɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | helping to learn; guiding in discovery or investigation |
| 2. | (of a method of teaching) allowing pupils to learn things for themselves |
| 3. | a. maths, science, philosophy using or obtained by exploration of possibilities rather than by following set rules |
| b. computing denoting a rule of thumb for solving a problem without the exhaustive application of an algorithm: a heuristic solution | |
| —n | |
| 4. | (plural) the science of heuristic procedure |
| [C19: from New Latin heuristicus, from Greek heuriskein to discover] | |
| heu'ristically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
heuristic
"serving to discover or find out," 1821, irregular formation from Gk. heuretikos "inventive," related to heuriskein "to find" (cognate with O.Ir. fuar "I have found"). Heuristics "study of heuristic methods," first recorded 1959.
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Computing Dictionary
heuristic definition
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2.
(2001-04-12)
Example sentences
Every metaphor that scientists invent has a heuristic value.
All these models have a bit of heuristic handwaving and quantum prestidigitation regarding the details of how a big bang happens.
This process isn't neccessarily transparent to support a claim that it's purely heuristic.
We mentally compare the additional cost to the pegged cost of the car, which is a fallacious heuristic.
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