heuristic

The hill becomes heuristic for national identity (a haunted City on a Hill).

He developed a heuristic for betting on Daily Doubles (which resulted in a wager of $5, the minimum allowed).

In all other cases, as we have already pointed out, assumption and probability have only a heuristic value for us lawyers.

The instruments of Heuristic are being continually perfected, before our eyes, in two ways.

But the imperfection of the modern instruments of Heuristic is quite unnecessary.

It complemented the heuristic, innate propensity for seeking new choices.

The teaching, which follows the so-called “Heuristic” method, and the equipment of schools of every description, are admirable.