trial and error
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Meaning · English
a method of learning by trying different approaches
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
phương pháp học bằng cách thử các cách tiếp cận khác nhau
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: testing and mistake
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
We learn by trial and error.Thất bại là mẹ thành công.
Tatoeba sentence #264966 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “trial and error” mean?
a method of learning by trying different approaches Literally: testing and mistake
Is “trial and error” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.