Zetetic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zetetic \Ze*tet"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to seek: cf. F.
     z['e]t['e]tique.]
     Seeking; proceeding by inquiry.
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     {Zetetic method} (Math.), the method used for finding the


        value of unknown quantities by direct search, in
        investigation, or in the solution of problems. [R.]
        --Hutton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zetetic \Ze*tet"ic\, n.
     A seeker; -- a name adopted by some of the Pyrrhonists.
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