English / phrase

trial and error

MEANING IN ENGLISH

a method of problem-solving or discovery through repeated testing, making mistakes, and learning from failures

In context

Thomas Edison developed the commercial electric light bulb after hundreds of attempts through trial and error.

Finding the optimal chemical catalyst requires patience, meticulous documentation, and endless trial and error.

Synonyms

Experimental process,iterative testing,empirical learning

Antonyms

Systematic certainty,definitive algorithm,guaranteed solution

Collocations

Learn through trial and error,process of trial and error,endless trial and error