Talk:Heuristic (computer science)

Heuristic algorithm
There is content in an older revision] of heuristic algorithm (currently a redirect here) that may be worth merging into this article. —Ruud 18:56, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Intro too specific
I consider other approximation functions than search algorithms to be heuristics. In Canada Social Insurance Numbers use a check digit. There is a published algorithm that is fairly complicated. The checksum however can be calculated quite simply more than half of the time in your head. I consider this a heuristic as it provides "an educated guess" for the result. It does not use a search algorithm as stated in the beginning of the article.

Quote: "A heuristic function, also simply called a heuristic, is a function that ranks alternatives in search algorithms at each branching step based on available information to decide which branch to follow. For example, it may approximate the exact solution." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.103.184.76 (talk) 15:11, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Classic methods
This notion is not defined and does not help much. Could we do without ? --Japarthur (talk) 11:31, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Totally agree. Any suggestion? Peresinus (talk) 18:48, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

"Heuristic search" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Heuristic search. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 June 22 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Biogeographist (talk) 01:01, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Grammar
In the second paragraph of (the introduction to) this article it states " .... is a function that ranks different in search algorithms "....

I am not a computer scientist, but can anyone confirm my suspicion that there a word (a noun perhaps), or more than one, missing from after the word 'different' in that phrase, and suggest what that word should be? It doesn't seem to me to make complete sense otherwise, but as I say I am not a specialist in the field, so I wouldn't want to edit it without advice. Buyani Nyoni (talk) 11:04, 13 November 2022 (UTC)