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Heuristic   /hjʊrˈɪstɪk/   Listen
Heuristic

adjective
1.
Of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation.





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"Heuristic" Quotes from Famous Books



... a definite mathematical condition that the theory of relativity demands of a natural law, and in virtue of this, the theory becomes a valuable heuristic aid in the search for general laws of nature. If a general law of nature were to be found which did not satisfy this condition, then at least one of the two fundamental assumptions of the theory would have been disproved. ...
— Relativity: The Special and General Theory • Albert Einstein


Words linked to "Heuristic" :   trial-and-error, formula, rule, lateral thinking, heuristic program, heuristic rule, algorithmic


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