What does "divergent thinking" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "divergent thinking"?

Common synonyms include: creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, spontaneous mind wandering.

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Noun

1
A cognitive process that involves generating multiple, unique solutions to open-ended problems or questions. uncountable
2
thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity wordnet

Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.