trial and error
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nounDefinition of TRIAL AND ERROR
: 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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1806
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