Definitions
1.nounA heuristic method.
2.nounThe art of applying heuristic methods.
3.nounA technique designed for solving a problem when classic methods are too slow or fail to find any exact solution.
4.adjective(of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; not following or derived from any theory.
5.adjective(of a method or algorithm) That solves a problem more quickly but is not certain to arrive at an optimal solution.
6.adjective(of an argument) That reasons from the value of a method or principle that has been shown by experimental investigation to be a useful aid in learning, discovery and problem-solving.