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heuristic

adjective noun

Of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

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Word length
9
Starts with
H
Ends with
C
Contains
EU
Scrabble score
14

How it sounds

Pronunciation

hjuˈɹɪstɪk

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adjective

  1. Of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

noun

  1. A commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem

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