Complete Definition of "heuristic"

English

wikipedia|Heuristic

Etymology
From Ancient Greek ε��ί�κ� (I find)

Pronunciation
IPA|/hju�ɹɪstɪk/, SAMPA|/hju"rIstIk/
Hyphenation: heu·ris·tic

Adjective
en-adj

  1. relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems
  2. especially, of a method that is not certain to arrive at an optimal solution

Derived terms
heuristically

Translations

Danish: heuristisk
Dutch: heuristisch, heuristische
French: t|fr|euristique
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German: heuristisch
Italian: euristico
Romanian: t|ro|euristic
Spanish: t|es|heurístico

Noun
en-noun

  1. a heuristic method
  2. the art of applying heuristic methods

Translations

Czech: heuristika
Danish: heuristik
Dutch: heuristiek f
Estonian: heuristika
Finnish: heuristinen
French: heuristique
German: Heuristik f
mid
Italian: euristica
Polish: heurystyka
Portuguese: heurística
Spanish: heurística
Slovak: heuristika
Hebrew: ��רס���ק�

Category:Mathematics

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