Heuristics¶
Heuristics are practical, experience-based techniques or problem-solving approaches that are not guaranteed to be perfect or optimal, but are good enough for reaching an immediate, short-term goal or solution. They are essentially rules of thumb: simple, efficient strategies that help people make decisions quickly, especially in complex or uncertain situations.
Efficiency: heuristics allow for faster decision-making than exhaustive methods.
Simplicity: heuristics are often easy to understand and apply.
Approximation: heuristics provide solutions that are good enough rather than perfect.
Experience-based: heuristics rely on past experience, intuition, or common sense.
See also Heuristic-Based Decision Making in PHP That Beats Hard Rules.
Related : Algorithm
