A heuristic (/hjʊˈrɪstɪk/; from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (heurískō) 'to find, discover'), or heuristic technique, is any approach to problem solving that...

In mathematical optimization and computer science, heuristic (from Greek εὑρίσκω "I find, discover") is a technique designed for problem solving more...

The availability heuristic, also known as availability bias, is a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind...

Heuristic analysis is a method employed by many computer antivirus programs designed to detect previously unknown computer viruses, as well as new variants...

Look up heuristic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A heuristic is a kind of method for solving a problem. Heuristic may also refer to: Heuristic (computer...

aspects heuristic Fast-and-frugal trees Fluency heuristic Gaze heuristic Recognition heuristic Satisficing Similarity heuristic Take-the-best heuristic Tallying...

The gaze heuristic is a heuristic used in directing correct motion to achieve a goal using one main variable. An example of the gaze heuristic is catching...

In the study of path-finding problems in artificial intelligence, a heuristic function is said to be consistent, or monotone, if its estimate is always...

computer science, specifically in algorithms related to pathfinding, a heuristic function is said to be admissible if it never overestimates the cost of...

a heuristic function that estimates the cost of the cheapest path from n to the goal. The heuristic function is problem-specific. If the heuristic function...