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- ▪ the process of experimenting with various methods of doing something until one finds the most successful
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Fundamental method of problem-solving, characterized by repeated, varied attempts which are continued until success, or until the practicer stops trying
Trial and error is a fundamental method of problem-solving characterized by repeated, varied attempts which are continued until success, or until the practicer stops trying. According to W.H. Thorpe, the term was devised by C. Lloyd Morgan (1852–1936) after trying out similar phrases "trial and failure" and "trial and practice". Under Morgan's Canon, animal behaviour should be explained in the sim... Wikipedia
