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heuristics

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Source Word

heuristics

IPA(Pronunciation)

/hjuˈɹɪstɪks/

Noun

plural plural-only broadly

The study of heuristic methods and principles. / Heuristic methods and approaches considered collectively.

Japanese Meaning

ヒューリスティックな手法や原理に関する研究、またはその全体性を示す用語。 / 問題解決や意思決定において経験的・試行錯誤的手法を総称する概念。

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Her doctoral thesis examines heuristics in decision-making and their implications for artificial intelligence.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女の博士論文は、意思決定に応用される発見的手法と原理の研究と、それらが人工知能にもたらす影響を検討している。

Sense（1）

The study of heuristic methods and principles.

Sense（2）

Heuristic methods and approaches considered collectively.

Problem solving based on experience of working with other problems which share some characteristics of the current problem, but for which no algorithm is known. Good heuristics can reduce the time needed to solve problems by recognizing which possible approaches are unlikely to be successful. George Polya brought the notion of heuristics to a wide audience through his book How To Solve It. The second edition was published in 1957 and is still in print half a century later.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

(psychology, by extension) Simple, efficient rules which people often use to form judgments and make decisions.

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