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

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

From Science Daily

The default heuristics are intended to help the user get started.

From Science Daily

The narrator expresses doubt that the game is so advanced, and it isn’t clear how exactly the data is used, so it’s hard to say if the game is adjusting itself based on heuristics, or if she’s projecting her internal mental state and trauma onto the game mechanics.

From Slate

To increase decision-making speed, humans use what influential psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky coined “heuristics,” or cognitive shortcuts.

From Washington Post

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