heuretic
/hjʊəˈrɛtɪk/(also euretic)
adjective
Of or relating to discovery or invention.
- In later use frequently with reference to the works of the philosopher C. S. Peirce or the critical theorist G. L. Ulmer..
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Burthogge (bap. 1638, d. 1705), philosopher. As adjective from (i) post-classical Latin heureticus inventive.