Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trial and error

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: tri-al and er-ror
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Navigating by trial and error may get you there eventually, but using a map is faster."
"Trial and error was a big part of the process: "We need to fail down here so we don't fail up there," [Neil] Armstrong insists, though even some of the mistakes and malfunctions at ground level cause devastating casualties."
"The Omtech 60W MOPA is available with autofocus, which automatically sets the correct focal height and eliminates much of the trial and error in setup."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

trials and errors (plural)

Phrases

brute force suck it and see

Frequently Paired Words

brute force empirical suck it and see

Questions

What does trial and error mean?: The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.

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