heuristic

problem-solving method that is sufficient for quick, short-term solutions/approximations
Class type of: method, algorithm Q201413
heuristic

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
problem-solving approach
Subclass of
method, algorithm
Facet of
heuristic[6]
Described by source
Psychology Today Website[7]
Different from
Heuristic[10]
Main Wikidata property
P887[9]
P14541
2EwWWg[11]
Said to be the same as
rule of thumb[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en heuristic conversation en heuristic en discover en heuristics en heuristic function ar خبرة مكتسبة ar طريقة الاستكشاف ar حدس مهني cs heuristika da heuristik da Heuristisk de Heuristisch de Findekunst el ευρετική el ευρετικός es heurística es heurístico es método heurístico fa اکتشاف fi heuristiikka
🔖 Identifiers · 38
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85060556
GND ID
4024772-7
OpenAlex ID
C173801870
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
heuristik
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID
heuristic
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
134619
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
26500
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID
18584
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
heuristique
Freebase ID
/m/0h174
Golden ID
Heuristics
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
heuristikk_-_psykologi, heuristikk
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4939324
Investopedia term ID
h/heuristics
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
heuristics
KBpedia ID
Heuristics
Lex ID
heuristik
Library of Congress Classification
BD260
MeSH descriptor ID
D000066506
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
173801870
NL CR AUT ID
ph120693
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007557895905171
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
1098876
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810105052876
PSH ID
5080
STW Thesaurus for Economics ID
15498-1
SVKKL authority ID
0210901-heuristika
Stack Exchange tag
stackoverflow.com
TDKIV Wikibase ID
Ennigerloh
TDKIV term ID
000002767
Topic's main category
Category:Heuristics
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
metodo-euristico
UMLS CUI
C0597916
UNESCO Thesaurus ID
concept9232
Word in DPEJ of RAE ID
heurística
YSO ID
11286

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Summary

heuristic is a problem-solving approach[1]. heuristic is a type of method[2] and algorithm[3].

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2EwWWg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0210901-heuristika
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0210901-heuristika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Facet of → heuristic
    Subclass of → —
    Local thumb → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ YSO ID: 11286, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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