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TRIAL AND ERROR

\tɹˈa͡ɪə͡l and ˈɛɹə], \tɹˈa‍ɪə‍l and ˈɛɹə], \t_ɹ_ˈaɪ_əl a_n_d ˈɛ_ɹ_ə]\

Definitions of TRIAL AND ERROR

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2011 - English Dictionary Database

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experimenting until a solution is found
trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated; "he argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

experimenting until a solution is found
trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated; "he argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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