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TRIAL-AND-ERROR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory
Example:
they adopted a trial-and-error procedure
Classified under:
Similar:
heuristic (of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated
Example:
he argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution
Classified under:
Similar:
empiric; empirical (derived from experiment and observation rather than theory)
