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HEURISTIC PROGRAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Synonyms:
heuristic; heuristic program; heuristic rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("heuristic program" is a kind of...):
formula; rule ((mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heuristic program"):
lateral thinking (a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on)
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