A heuristic is a rule or method that helps you solve problems faster than you would if you did all the computing. It sounds fancy, but you might know a heuristic as a "rule of thumb."
Serving to discover or find out.
Noun
a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Adjective
of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation
a.
Serving to discover or find out.
Heuristic
Serving to discover or find out.
Usage Examples
Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.