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heu·ris·tic (hyo̵̅o̅ ris′tik)

adjective

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

Etymology: < Ger heuristisch < Gr heuriskein, to invent, discover: see eureka

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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