approximate reasoning
nounUK /əˈprɒksɪmət ˈriːzənɪŋ/
US /əˈprɑːksɪmət ˈriːzənɪŋ/
Figuring out a good answer when you don't know everything for sure.
The robot used approximate reasoning to guess the best way home.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of thinking that gives useful but not perfectly exact answers.
Weather apps use approximate reasoning to predict rain.
3. Reasoning with vague or partial information instead of exact facts.
Doctors sometimes rely on approximate reasoning when test results are unclear.
4. A branch of computer science that helps machines make guesses like people do.
Self-driving cars use approximate reasoning to decide when to slow down.