heuristic
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A heuristic method.
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The art of applying heuristic methods.
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A technique designed for solving a problem when classic methods are too slow or fail to find any exact solution.
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(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.
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(of a method or algorithm) That solves a problem more quickly but is not certain to arrive at an optimal solution.
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(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.
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