My math teacher won't let me do "trial and error" or "guess and check" solutions. They all have to be algebraic solutions- the reason why I used to get 100s in math and now I get 80s.
by I listen to Indie Music January 26, 2007
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
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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