heuristic rule

Questions about heuristic rule

What is another word for heuristic rule?

It depends which heuristic rule you mean. In the sense “a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem”, the synonyms are heuristic, heuristic program. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of heuristic rule?

WordNet records no antonym for heuristic rule. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for heuristic rule come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of heuristic rule

• Full entry for heuristic ruleAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for heuristic ruleWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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