example-based reasoning
nounUK /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl beɪst ˈriːzənɪŋ/
US /ɪɡˈzæmpəl beɪst ˈriːzənɪŋ/
A way of thinking where you use examples to help you figure out answers.
The teacher used example-based reasoning by showing us three solved problems before we tried our own.
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2. A computer method that solves new problems by looking at similar past cases.
The program used example-based reasoning to suggest a fix based on old bug reports.
3. A learning approach where students study worked examples before practicing on their own.
Example-based reasoning helped the class understand fractions faster.
4. Deciding what to do by comparing a new situation to familiar examples.
By example-based reasoning, she chose the recipe that looked most like the one her mom made.