English Explanatory Dictionary

divergent thinking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cognitive process that involves generating multiple, unique solutions to open-ended problems or questions.

Word forms

divergent thinking

Etymology

Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.

Related words

lateral thinking
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