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heuristic /heu·ris·tic/ (hu-ris´tik) encouraging or promoting investigation; conducive to discovery.
heuristic
[hyoo͡ris′tik]
Etymology: Gk, heuriskein, to discover
1 serving to stimulate interest for further investigation.
2 pertaining to a teaching method in which the student is encouraged to learn through independent research and investigation.

heuristic,
n self-education built from actual events rather than theory. Also called
empirical.

heuristic
encouraging or promoting investigation; conducive to discovery.


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