Definition of Heuristics

1. Noun. the study of heuristic methods and principles ¹

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Definition of Heuristics

1. heuristic [n] - See also: heuristic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heuristics

heugh
heughs
heulandite
heulandites
heureka
heurekas
heuretic
heuretics
heurism
heurisms
heuristic
heuristic program
heuristic rule
heuristical
heuristically
heuristics (current term)
heveas
hevery
hew
hew out
hewable
hewe
hewed
hewer
hewers
hewest
heweth
hewettite
hewgh
hewhole

Literary usage of Heuristics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Non-Newtonian Calculus by Michael Grossman, Robert Katz (1972)
"9.1 INTRODUCTION Chapter 9 heuristics Since it is not unreasonable to suppose that there are situations where a non-Newtonian calculus might be useful, ..."

2. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1990)
"HUBS AND OTHER heuristics The LRD Heuristic and the universal strategies were offered in earlier chapters as selected means of getting schoolwide reading ..."

3. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"INNATE heuristics Conceptual tools that can be used to refer to the human being in its syncretic condition exist only to the degree to which we identify ..."

4. Practical Handbook for the Study of the Bible and of Bible Literature by Michael Seisenberger (1911)
"... (heuristics) The use of biblical criticism is essential to a true knowledge of Scripture. We may distinguish the lower and the higher criticism. ..."

5. R.R. Bahadur's Lectures on the Theory of Estimation by Raghu Raj Bahadur, Stephen M. Stigler, Wing Hung Wong, Daming Xu (2002)
"Exact conditions under which statements (11)-(13) hold are deferred until Lecture 5.1. Lecture 14 heuristics for maximum likelihood estimate: ii. ..."

6. Gourmet Customer Service: A Scientific Approach to Improving the Caller by Peter Leppik, David Leppik, David Leppik (2005)
"heuristics are a good way to avoid common problems, especially for inexperienced VUI designers and call center managers. And they are an easy way for the ..."

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