heuristics

/ 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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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When faced with a hard problem, we use mental shortcuts called heuristics to help us make decisions without fully understanding everything about the problem we’re facing.

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These two Israeli psychologists pioneered the study of mental shortcuts that humans rely on to make decisions, known as heuristics.

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