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What does trial and error mean?

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Noun
  1. The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until a way is found.
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In the past, we did our engineering through cross-breeding and lots of trial and error.
One hundred trial and error searches were run with the starting order of taxa randomized for each run, both with and without the new codings.
Until standards were firmly in place, child placers would stumble along with nothing to guide them but trial and error.
During their early projects, the Youngs learned through trial and error whom to depend on for skilled work.
After almost a century of trial and error, weightlifters have proved that the six-meals-per-day plan works best for muscle building.
By trial and error, I moved toward achieving my goals, and you can do the same.

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