名詞 heuristic:

1. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
   同義詞：heuristic rule, heuristic program

形容詞 heuristic:

1. of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

heu.ris.tic

adj.（形容詞）
Of or relating to a usually speculative formulation serving as a guide in the investigation or solution of a problem:
探索的：做為調查或解決問題的向導的一種通常為推測性系統(tǒng)闡述的：
例句：
.The historian discovers the past by the judicious use of such a heuristic device as the ‘ideal type’.(Karl J. Weintraub)
.歷史學家明智地運用稱為‘理想類型’的探索方法發(fā)現過去.(卡爾J.韋恩特勞伯)

Of, relating to, or constituting an educational method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations made by the student.
啟發(fā)式的：通過學生的調查研究獲得發(fā)現從而學習知識的一種教育方法的，作為該種方法的，或與此種方法有關的
Computer Science Relating to or using a problem-solving technique in which the most appropriate solution of several found by alternative methods is selected at successive stages of a program for use in the next step of the program.
【計算機科學】 試探的，啟發(fā)式的：通過可選擇的方法發(fā)現的幾種解決辦法中最合適的一種，在一個程序的連續(xù)階段被選擇出來以用于該程序的下一步的一種解決問題的技巧的應用，或與該種技巧有關的
n.（名詞）
A heuristic method or process.
探索：探索性的方法或過程
heuristics (used with a sing. verb)The study and application of heuristic methods and processes.
heuristics （與單數動詞連用）探試學：探試性方法及程序的研究和應用

來源：
From Greek heuriskein [to find]
源自 希臘語 heuriskein [發(fā)現]

【引伸】
heuris.tically
adv.（副詞）