Term: heuristic: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: alpha: the beginning of a series or sequence; --Revelations
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: peziza domicilina: a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: carangid fish: a percoid fish of the family Carangidae
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: oblivion: the state of being disregarded or forgotten
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: plumbago: any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: duct: a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: evening: the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: button: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: pitchfork: a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
Broader: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Unrelated: female genitalia: external female sex organs