thought experiment
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thought experiment
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A calque of German Gedankenexperiment.
noun thought experiments
- An attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.
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noun attempt to solve a problem using human imagination
| Español | experimento mental, experimento pensado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 思考実験 shikō jikken |
| 中文 | 思想實驗 /思想实验 sīxiǎng shíyàn |
| Français | exercice mental, expérience imaginaire, expérience de pensée |
| Deutsch | Gedankenexperiment |
| Italiano | esperimento mentale |
| Română | experiment mintal, experiment de gândire, experiment intelectic |
| Русский | мы́сленный экспериме́нт mýslennyj eksperimént |
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title = {thought experiment},
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