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trial and error

noun

  1. experimentation or investigation in which various methods or means are tried and faulty ones eliminated in order to find the correct solution or to achieve the desired result or effect.


trial and error

noun

  1. a method of discovery, solving problems, etc, based on practical experiment and experience rather than on theory

    he learned to cook by trial and error

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

trial and error

  1. To 鈥減roceed by trial and error鈥 is to experiment, rejecting what does not work and adopting what does.
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  • 迟谤颈顎僡濒-补苍诲-别谤顎价辞谤 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of trial and error1

First recorded in 1800鈥10
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Idioms and Phrases

An attempt to accomplish something by trying various means until the correct one is found. for example, The only way to solve this problem is by trial and error . The error here alludes to the failed means or attempts, which are discarded until the right way is found. [c. 1800]
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Example Sentences

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Setting up the cameras in rocky, high-altitude areas took a lot of trial and error.

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Of course, being a kid is full of trial and error, especially when you鈥檙e a know-it-all.

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And in the meantime, the Dodgers will have to decide whether his future development is better suited by trial and error in the big leagues, or a lower-stakes stint against minor-league pitching.

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"A bodybuilder is doing stuff that a doctor would never believe or dream of doing - it's a trial and error approach," added Joey, originally from Tenby in Pembrokeshire but now living in Preston.

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She says it can be a process of trial and error, switching between methods until you find something that suits you.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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