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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 [hu-ris´tik]
1. encouraging or promoting investigation; conducive to discovery.
2. denoting a strategy for learning in which the student uses a tool or device for finding a way to achieve a goal or solve a problem.
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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