cycleroughly
Cycleroughly is a term used in informal discussions of iterative problem solving to describe a lightweight heuristic that cycles through a small set of candidate values or strategies in a roughly fixed order, with occasional perturbations to avoid stagnation. It is typically characterized by simple rules and minimal computational overhead, making it appealing for quick exploratory runs or teaching contexts.
The term appears to have emerged in online forums and educational discussions in the early 2020s, as
In practice, cycleroughly maintains a short list of candidate options. At each iteration, it selects the next
Cycleroughly is commonly described in educational settings and lightweight heuristic contexts—for example, quick parameter tuning with
Heuristics, cycling, coordinate descent, random search, optimization methods.