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How many counter examples do you need before determining if a heuristic is bad, in your opinion?
by 50656E6973 8y ago
How many counter examples do you need before determining if a heuristic is bad, in your opinion?
- SirLuxuryYacht 8y agoIMO, probably when the counterexamples outnumber the examples by which the heuristic is defined.
- coldtea 8y agoAnd maybe even not then: the negatives from the counterexamples should also outweigh the positives from the heuristic. If a heuristic has 100 majorly good applications, and 1000s of counter-examples of minor or no real consequence, it will still be good to use...