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thought experiment

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Thought experiment

EtymologyEdit

A calque of German Gedankenexperiment.

NounEdit

thought experiment (plural thought experiments)

(physics, philosophy) An attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.

TranslationsEdit

attempt to solve a problem using human imagination

Italian: esperimento mentale m
Japanese: 思考実験 (しこうじっけん, shikō jikken)
Romanian: experiment mintal n, experiment de gândire n, experiment intelectic n
Spanish: experimento mental m, experimento pensado

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