'trial and error' definitions:
Definition of 'trial and error'
(from WordNet)
noun
Experimenting until a solution is found
Definition of 'trial and error'
From: GCIDE
- trial and error \tri"al and er"ror\ The method of discovering something desirable by trying many different things until one works; as, the traditional method of finding new drugs is by trial and error. [PJC]
- And millions miss for one that hits. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'trial and error'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- approach,
- assay,
- attempt,
- bid,
- control,
- control experiment,
- controlled experiment,
- crack,
- cut and try,
- effort,
- empiricism,
- endeavor,
- essay,
- experiment,
- experimental design,
- experimental method,
- experimental proof,
- experimentalism,
- experimentation,
- fling,
- gambit,
- go,
- hit and miss,
- lick,
- move,
- noble experiment,
- offer,
- pragmatism,
- R and D,
- research and development,
- rule of thumb,
- shot,
- stab,
- step,
- stroke,
- strong bid,
- tentative,
- tentative method,
- tentativeness,
- test,
- testing,
- trial,
- trial run,
- try,
- trying,
- undertaking,
- whack