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HEURISTIC
______________________________________________________Parent Node(s): ASC Glossary on Cybernetics
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HEURISTIC
(l) Characterizing a system in which the internal
parameters can be changed when necessary through feedback. (2) A
heuristic idea serves as a guide for discovery. It serves as a
valuable aid for empirical research but may be unproved or
incapable of proof. (Umpleby)
An aid to discovery, any device or procedure used to
reduce problem-solving effort, a rule of thumb.