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| heuristic | |
| 1. adj. (of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; not following or derived from any theory. |  |
| 2. adj. (computing, of a method or algorithm) That solves a problem more quickly but is not certain to arrive at an optimal solution. | |
| 3. adj. (of an argument) That reasons from the value of a method or principle that has been shown by experimental investigation to be a useful aid in learning, discovery and problem-solving. | |
| 4. n. A heuristic method. | |
| 5. n. The art of applying heuristic methods. | |
| 6. n. (computing) A technique designed for solving a problem when classic methods are too slow or fail to find any exact solution. | |
