Word
trial-and-error, adj.
relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory
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trial-and-error
sample sentences
"they adopted a trial-and-error procedure"
semantic pointers
similar to
heuristic
trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated
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trial-and-error
sample sentences
"he argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution"
semantic pointers
similar to
empirical, empiric