heuristic rule

English Thesaurus

1. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	formula, rule,
definition	:	(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	lateral thinking,
definition	:	a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	heuristic,
definition	:	of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation (adj.all)

derivation	:	heuristic,
definition	:	of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation (adj.all)