ALL meanings of heuristic
heu·ris·tic
H h - adjective heuristic serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation. 1
- adjective heuristic encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error: a heuristic teaching method. 1
- adjective heuristic of, relating to, or based on experimentation, evaluation, or trial-and-error methods. 1
- adjective heuristic Computers, Mathematics. pertaining to a trial-and-error method of problem solving used when an algorithmic approach is impractical. 1
- noun heuristic a heuristic method of argument. 1
- noun heuristic the study of heuristic procedure. 1
- adjective heuristic of learning through discovery 1
- adjective heuristic involving trial and error 1
- noun Technical meaning of heuristic 1. (programming) A rule of thumb, simplification, or educated guess that reduces or limits the search for solutions in domains that are difficult and poorly understood. Unlike algorithms, heuristics do not guarantee optimal, or even feasible, solutions and are often used with no theoretical guarantee. 2. (algorithm) approximation algorithm. 1
- noun heuristic A heuristic process or method. 1
- adjective heuristic A heuristic method of learning involves discovery and problem-solving, using reasoning and past experience. 0
- adjective heuristic A heuristic computer program uses rules based on previous experience in order to solve a problem, rather than using a mathematical procedure. 0
- adjective heuristic helping to learn; guiding in discovery or investigation 0
- adjective heuristic (of a method of teaching) allowing pupils to learn things for themselves 0
- adjective heuristic using or obtained by exploration of possibilities rather than by following set rules 0
- adjective heuristic denoting a rule of thumb for solving a problem without the exhaustive application of an algorithm 0
- noun heuristic the science of heuristic procedure 0
- adjective heuristic helping to discover or learn; specif., designating a method of education or of computer programming in which the pupil or machine proceeds along empirical lines, using rules of thumb, to find solutions or answers 0
- noun heuristic A heuristic method. 0
- noun heuristic The art of applying heuristic methods. 0
- adjective heuristic Relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems. 0
- adjective heuristic (computing, of a method or algorithm) that solves a problem more quickly but is not certain to arrive at an optimal solution. 0