Heuristic
From Wiki @ Karl Jones dot com
A heuristic technique (/hjʉˈrɪstɨk/; Ancient Greek: Εὑρίσκω, "find" or "discover"), sometimes called simply a heuristic, is any approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery that employs a practical methodology not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect, but sufficient for the immediate goals.
Description
Heuristics are strategies using readily accessible, though loosely applicable, information to control problem solving in human beings and machines.
Where finding an optimal solution is impossible or impractical, heuristic methods can be used to speed up the process of finding a satisfactory solution.
Mental shortcuts
Heuristics can be mental shortcuts that ease the cognitive load of making a decision.
Examples of this method include:
- A rule of thumb
- An educated guess
- An intuitive judgment
- Stereotyping
- Profiling
- Common sense
See also
External links
- Heuristic @ Wikipedia
