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Trial and error   /trˈaɪəl ənd ˈɛrər/   Listen
Trial and error

noun
1.
Experimenting until a solution is found.



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"Trial and error" Quotes from Famous Books



... a variety of facts during these first years of trial and error. I discovered, for instance, that iron fence posts rust away in an acid soil; that one must use cedar or oak. Conversely, in alkaline soil, iron will last indefinitely, but that the nitrogenous bacteria will quickly rot wooden posts. I found that the secret of growing hickories successfully ...
— Growing Nuts in the North • Carl Weschcke
... he made himself master of the ship and its contents. He discovered, by arduous trial and error, which of the supposed foods in the storerooms he could eat safely, which would make him sick, and which were not foods at all. He found out which of the control board's knobs and levers controlled the engines, and ...
— The Worshippers • Damon Francis Knight


Words linked to "Trial and error" :   experiment, experimentation


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