D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

heuristically

/(hū̇*rĭs"tĭ*kal*ly̆)/ · heu·ris·ti·cal·ly · IPA /hjuˈɹɪstɪkəli/
01 n. In a heuristic manner; by using a heuristic method; by serving as a heuristic method; as, a heuristically guided search technique; a heuris…
  1. 1.
    In a heuristic manner; by using a heuristic method; by serving as a heuristic method; as, a heuristically guided search technique; a heuristically valuable theory.