
1) Experimental method 2) Haphazard method 3) Laborious learning 4) Method for solving puzzles 5) Tough way to learn
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[book] Trial and Error is Jack Woodford`s book on writing and the publishing industry. The book focuses on writing and editing and describes the behind-the-scenes machinations that result in the final publication of writing. The book was instrumental in the writing careers of Ray Bradbury, Jerry Pournelle, Piers Anthony, Robert A. Heinlein,...
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Trial and error is a fundamental method of solving problems. It is characterised by repeated, varied attempts which are continued until success, or until the agent stops trying. It is an unsystematic method which does not employ insight, theory or organised methodology. According to W.H. Thorpe, the term was devised by C. Lloyd Morgan after trying...
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The apparently random, haphazard, hit-or-miss exploratory activity which often precedes the acquisition of new information or adjustments; it may be overt, as in a rat running in a maze, or covert (vicarious), as when one thinks of various ways of coping with a situation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: triī′ăl er′ōr Definitions: 1. The apparently random, haphazard, hit-or-miss exploratory activity that often precedes the acquisition of new information or adjustments; it may be overt, as in a rat running in a maze, or covert (vicarious), as when one thinks of various ways of coping with a situat...
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[
n] - experimenting until a solution is found
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[
adj] - trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated 2. [adj] - relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory
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noun experimenting until a solution is found
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adjective relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory; `they adopted a trial-and-error procedure`
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Trying out different solutions until one works.
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