heuristic
English Thesaurus
1. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | formula, rule, |
| definition | : | (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | lateral thinking, |
| definition | : | a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on (noun.cognition) |
2. of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation (adj.all)
| similar | : | trial-and-error, |
| definition | : | relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory (adj.all) |
3. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | heuristic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation (adj.all) |
4. of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation (adj.all)
| antonym | : | algorithmic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm (adj.all) |
5. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | heuristic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation (adj.all) |
6. of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation (adj.all)
| antonym | : | algorithmic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm (adj.all) |
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