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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=mathematical_optimization">mathematical optimization</a> and <a href="page.php?w=computer_science">computer science</a>, <b>heuristic</b> (from Greek ??????? eurísko "I find, discover") is a technique designed for <a href="page.php?w=problem_solving">problem solving</a> more quickly when classic methods are too slow for finding an exact or approximate solution, or when classic methods fail to find any exact solution in a <a href="page.php?w=Space_complexity">search space</a>.  This is achieved by trading optimality, completeness,</p><p>
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