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- Dictionaryheuristic/hjʊəˈrɪstɪk/
adjective
- 1. enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves: "a ‘hands-on’ or interactive heuristic approach to learning"
noun
- 1. a heuristic process or method.
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adjective. heu· ris· tic hyu̇-ˈri-stik. : involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods. heuristic techniques. a heuristic assumption.
HEURISTIC definition: 1. (of a method of teaching) allowing students to learn by discovering things themselves and…. Learn more.
Jun 1, 2024 · heuristic, in cognitive psychology, a process of intuitive judgment, operating under conditions of uncertainty, that rapidly produces a generally adequate, though not ideal or optimal, decision, solution, prediction, or inference.
Jun 24, 2024 · Heuristics are mental shortcuts that allow people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently. Common types of heuristics rely on availability, representativeness, familiarity, anchoring effects, mood, scarcity, and trial-and-error. Think of these as mental "rule-of-thumb" strategies that shorten decision-making time.
HEURISTICS definition: 1. a way of solving problems by discovering things yourself and learning from your own experiences…. Learn more.
A heuristic (/ h j ʊ ˈ r ɪ s t ɪ k /; from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (heurískō) 'method of discovery' ) or heuristic technique (problem solving, mental shortcut, rule of thumb) is any approach to problem solving that employs a pragmatic method that is not fully optimized, perfected, or rationalized, but is nevertheless "good enough ...
1. helping to learn; guiding in discovery or investigation. 2. (of a method of teaching) allowing pupils to learn things for themselves. 3. a. mathematics, science, philosophy. using or obtained by exploration of possibilities rather than by following set rules. b. computing.
HEURISTIC meaning: 1. (of a method of teaching) allowing students to learn by discovering things themselves and…. Learn more.
Definition of heuristic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems independently, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error: The course uses a heuristic teaching method to allow students to find answers without being directly taught.
