One way to solve a problem.
A person will try something, get it wrong, learn from the mistakes, try again, and hopefully eventually get it right.
Many great ideas and inventions were devised through the process of trial and error.
A person will try something, get it wrong, learn from the mistakes, try again, and hopefully eventually get it right.
Many great ideas and inventions were devised through the process of trial and error.
by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004
by hex_ten May 15, 2004
by bon roxor May 14, 2004
This is a term you would expect when not completing your senior school mathematics. Although there is that rare occasion where your teacher does not know how to teacher and tells you to pretty much go ahead and yolo the shit out of your exams.
by 12MATHS_2021 November 12, 2020
A systematic means of determining a solution to a problem, often involving a large amount of time; often involves eliminating possibilities.
by madison7667 May 14, 2004
damn i fucked up my motherboard so i went and bought some ram and found out it was actually the hard drive
by Mark May 16, 2004
To do something by trial and error means to brute force it. Just mindlessly trying different combinations of something until you get the right result.
-Hey man! I am such an awesome hacker, I cracked the password on your box!
-Nah, you just brute forced it
-Nah, you just brute forced it
by Aphex May 13, 2004