Definition of TRIAL AND ERROR

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Sabrina figured out which poses felt good by trial and error. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "8 Ways People With Endometriosis Deal With the Pain," 24 Apr. 2019 Learning through trial and error has productive results. — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, "What May’s Taurus Horoscope Means for You," 30 Apr. 2019 After much trial and error, Bun discovered that the crabs could be panfried in olive oil and seasoned, creating a taste that is an uncanny imitation of a Dorito. — Ryan Knighton, Popular Mechanics, "The Truth Is in the Muck," 6 Oct. 2016 In the end, different people and different businesses have different communications practices, which means trial and error is often necessary to figure out how to contact someone, Copps said. — Ethan Baron, Philly.com, "How the death of voicemail is changing the way we connect," 20 May 2018 Children learn most easily in a laboratory environment, finding things out for themselves via physical trial and error. — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, "How not to cheat children: Let them build their own playgrounds," 18 July 2018 After a lot of trial and error, the AI could reproduce the words each patient was listening to with enough clarity that someone could understand it. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Translate Brain Waves Into Speech," 30 Jan. 2019 Treatment for bipolar disorder in general involves medication to help stabilize the individual’s mood, and landing on the right combination of drugs can take some amount of trial and error. — Jacqueline Andriakos, SELF, "This Is What a Bipolar Manic Episode Feels Like," 7 Dec. 2018 Of course, there's been a bit of trial and error with the kits: A cupcake cone kit, launched about a year ago, was inspired by Gellar's childhood, but the organic cones often broke during shipping. — Colleen Leahey Mckeegan, Marie Claire, "Sarah Michelle Gellar's Second Act? Disrupting the Food Industry," 18 Apr. 2017

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