English Explanatory Dictionary

thought experiment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.

Word forms

thought experiment thought experiments

Etymology

A calque of German Gedankenexperiment.

Derived words

zombie thought experiment
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