______________ are problem-solving strategies based on a series of rules, while ______________are strategies that stem from prior experiences and provide an educated guess as to what is the most likely solution are called
A) Algorithms; heuristics
B) Heuristics; algorithms
C) Ill-defined operators; well-defined operators
D) Well-defined operators; Ill-defined operators
Answer: A
Rationale: Algorithms are problem-solving strategies based on a series of rules. Heuristics are problem-solving strategies that stem from prior experiences and provide an educated guess as to what is the most likely solution.
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