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trial and error generate and test guess and check trial-and-error Trial-and-error conditioning

Experimenting until a solution is found WordNet 3.0

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Experimenting until a solution is found WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Trial and error is a fundamental method of problem-solving characterized by repeated, varied attempts which are continued until success, or until the practicer stops trying. Wikipedia

General method of problem solving. Wikipedia Disambiguation

fundamental method of problem-solving, characterized by repeated, varied attempts which are continued until success, or until the practicer stops trying Wikidata

The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until a way is found. Wiktionary

Solution by learning from mistakes. Wiktionary (translation)

Navigating by trial and error may get you there eventually, but using a map is faster. Wiktionary

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