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The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- Navigating by trial and error may get you there eventually, but using a map is faster.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
experimenting until a solution is found
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: experiment, experimentation
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
التَّجْرِبَة وَالْخَطَأ
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Catalan:
prova i error
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Catalan:
assaig i error
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Catalan:
tempteig
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Catalan:
tanteig
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Chinese Mandarin:
嘗試錯誤 /尝试错误
(chángshì cuòwù)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Chinese Mandarin:
試錯 /试错
(shìcuò)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Dutch:
trial-and-error
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Finnish:
yritys ja erehdys
— solution by learning from mistakes
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French:
tâtonnement
— solution by learning from mistakes
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German:
trial and error
— solution by learning from mistakes
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German:
Versuch und Irrtum
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Hebrew:
נִסּוּי וּטְעִיָּה
(nisúy ute'iyá)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Hungarian:
próbálgatás
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Hungarian:
próbálkozás
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Hungarian:
kísérletezés
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Italian:
prove ed errori
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Italian:
tentativi ed errori
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Japanese:
試行錯誤
(shikō sakugo)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Korean:
시행착오
(sihaengchago)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Norwegian Bokmål:
prøving og feiling
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
prøving og feiling
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Persian:
آزمون و خطا
(âzmun-o-xatâ)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Persian:
سعی و خطا
(sa'y-o-xatâ)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Polish:
metoda prób i błędów
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Portuguese:
tentativa e erro
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Russian:
ме́тод проб и оши́бок
(métod prob i ošíbok)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Russian:
ме́тод ты́ка
(métod týka)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Slovak:
pokus-omyl
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Spanish:
ensayo y error
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Spanish:
tanteo
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Spanish:
probatura y error
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Spanish:
prueba y error
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Tagalog:
pagsubok at pagkakamali
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Tagalog:
babaso
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Thai:
ลองผิดลองถูก
(lɔɔng-pìt lɔɔng-tùuk)
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Turkish:
deneme yanılma
— solution by learning from mistakes
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Vietnamese:
phương pháp thử và sai
— solution by learning from mistakes