remembering-based logic

noun phrase

UK /rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ beɪst ˈlɒdʒɪk/

US /rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ beɪst ˈlɑːdʒɪk/

A way of thinking that uses things you already remember to help you decide.

Using remembering-based logic, she recalled the last puzzle and solved the new one the same way.

SYNONYMS

memory-driven reasoning recall-based thinking recollection logic memory-based inference

RELATED WORDS

memory recall reasoning experience pattern

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A computer method that makes choices by looking up stored past examples.

The robot used remembering-based logic to find the same path it took before.

3. Deciding by comparing a new situation to a memory of an old one.

His remembering-based logic told him the storm would come because the sky looked like last time.

4. A learning style where facts are kept in mind and reused later.

Her remembering-based logic helped her ace the quiz by recalling the study cards.