From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishheuristicheu‧ris‧tic /hjʊˈrɪstɪk/ adjective formal 1 SEheuristic education is based on discovering and experiencing things for yourself2 LEARNhelping you in the process of learning or discovery —heuristically /-kli/ adverb
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heuristic• The heuristic nature of this argument is explicitly recognized, but its dynamical consequences are of interest.• The Situationists' strategy consisted of an exploratory utopianism - a kind of heuristic projection of a future society.• A prime example occurs during search with heuristic rules, in the choice of a rule from a conflict set.Origin heuristic (1800-1900) German heuristisch, from Greek heuriskein “to discover” 