heuristic

[Heu*ris·tic]

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."

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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

Heu*ris"tic , a. [Gr. to discover.] Serving to discover or find out.

Serving to discover or find out.

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Usage Examples

Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.

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Other Usage Examples

The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.

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