HEURISTIC
MEANING 1: (adj.) related to or of investigating and solving problems using experimental and trial-and-error methods
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- They tried various heuristic approaches to curb bullying.
- The forensic detectives usually take a heuristic approach to most cases.
MEANING 2: (adj.) methods where students learn by making discoveries and formulating results through investigations on their own
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- Photography uses a heuristic method to bring out individual talents in the students.
- Our criminology classes took a rather heuristic way to teach the students the intricacies of studying a criminal and solving different cases.
MEANING 3: (n.) the study and practice of heuristic procedure
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- He is studying heuristics using friends and volunteers.
- The study of psychology involves a lot of heuristics and trial and error.
MEANING 4: (n.) a method or procedure that is heuristic
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
- He used heuristic to find the best option for himself.
SYNONYMS: Analytical, Exploratory, Hit-or-Miss
ANTONYMS: Algorithmic, Recursive
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