Associations to the word «Heuristic»
Wiktionary
HEURISTIC, adjective. Relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems.
HEURISTIC, adjective. (computing) (of a method or algorithm) that solves a problem more quickly but is not certain to arrive at an optimal solution.
HEURISTIC, noun. A heuristic method.
HEURISTIC, noun. The art of applying heuristic methods.
Dictionary definition
HEURISTIC, noun. A commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem.
HEURISTIC, adjective. Of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.