heuristic
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8.0
- noun
- /hjʊˈrɪstɪk/
- Specialized
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heurística
- A natural and intuitive heuristic for evaluating probabilities consists in "counting possibilities."
- availability heuristic
- choice heuristic
- use a heuristic
And the way that heuristics work is really smart.
- And the way that heuristics work is really smart.
- But another kind of rules is heuristics, Rules of thumb.
- Yeah, There is some heuristic you're using to decide between those two things.
- And what I do is I use certain decision making heuristics.
- And in taking the ACTO mission distinction so seriously, we risk mistaking heuristics for targets.
- And there are, there are lots of cases where heuristics are arguably, you know, social norms.
- So you're going to be taking shortcuts, what are called heuristics.
- But these are these are different heuristics by which we can look at Aristotle's views on anger.
- We use mental shortcuts, we use heuristics.
- This would be well and good if it was actually true that technical naturalness was a good heuristic, but it's not.
- this hiring heuristic at Meta, which is that I will only hire someone to work for me if
Examples
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These types of questions or heuristics are interesting to me.
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The degree to which the availability heuristic contributes to adolescent smoking was tested by Sherman et al. (1983).
Academic text (2002) -
You want to have some kind of heuristic mechanism for building a small tree.
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Each uses the same heuristic to determine whether it operates.
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Yeah, There is some heuristic you're using to decide between those two things.
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Consequently, I propose that the model be taken as a helpful heuristic in a different way.
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OK, so instead we have heuristics that solve this problem.
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We have modified the above heuristic to deal with nonstationary demands.
Academic text (1997) -
The humans supplied the heuristic insight, the computers supplied the computational power.
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A natural and intuitive heuristic for evaluating probabilities consists in 'counting possibilities.'
Synonyms
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3.0
A way of solving a problem by trying different solutions until one works
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4.1
Solving a problem by trying different ways and learning from mistakes until you succeed
A simple practical way to decide what to do from experience to solve problems faster
Compounds
- Specialized
A computer program that uses simple rules to find good solutions when checking every choice is impossible
A simple practical way to decide what to do from experience to solve problems faster
How Heuristic
- Specialized
3
8.0
122
1.6
- Informal
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3.8
688
3.7
- Specialized
152
6.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heuristic as a noun comes from the Greek verb heuriskein, meaning 'to find', the same root as eureka ('I have found it'). So a heuristic is a simple rule or method that helps you find answers quickly by trial and error rather than by a guaranteed exact process.