heuristics

British  

/ hjʊəˈrɪstɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) maths logic a method or set of rules for solving problems other than by algorithm See also algorithm artificial intelligence

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Example Sentences

At the very least, these models are useful heuristics amid extreme uncertainty—and right now, we need all the good heuristics we can get.

From Barron's

They use “heuristics” that humans evolved for making snap decisions but that can mislead them at other times.

From The Wall Street Journal

When we rely on meritocracies — when we tell ourselves that we’re capable of judging merit "objectively," whatever that might mean — bias and heuristics inevitably come into play.

From Salon

To use the editor, one uploads a dataset to Umwelt, which employs heuristics to automatically creates default representations in each modality.

From Science Daily

But the evidence also shows that many voters use heuristics and other decision-making shortcuts to reason their way through complex questions of politics.

From Salon