trial and error
noun
: a finding out of the best way to reach a desired result or a correct solution by trying out one or more ways or means and by noting and eliminating errors or causes of failure
also
: the trying of one thing or another until something succeeds
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To replicate all of this at the LUNA facility required a lot of trial and error with camera angles and lighting.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2025
Developing a robust ethics, in other words, is participatory and cultural; rules have to be worked out in the complex context of the human experience, with a lot of trial and error.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
Leave trial and error behind Health coaching isn’t really about fixing yourself.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
These exercises required students to take initiative, engage in trial and error and reflect deeply on their behavior.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2025
Developing a robust ethics, in other words, is participatory and cultural; rules have to be worked out in the complex context of the human experience, with a lot of trial and error.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
Leave trial and error behind Health coaching isn’t really about fixing yourself.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
These exercises required students to take initiative, engage in trial and error and reflect deeply on their behavior.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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