Thought experiment
Synonyms for "thought experiment" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adjective(1 words)
academic exercise
Noun(2 words)
condillachypothetical model
Strong matches (5)
Noun(4 words)
hypothetical scenarioimagined experimentmental exercisemental experiment
Adjective(1 words)
imaginary plan
Related words (7)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(2 words)
nonphysical eventutopian commune
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriescognitive activityconceptual tooleducational methodteaching aidthinking task
More specific
5 entriesethical thought experimentethics thought experimentlogic thought experimentmath thought experimentphysics thought experiment
Collocations
5 entriesclassroom thought experimentconduct a thought experimentdesign a thought experimentfamous thought experimentperform a thought experiment
Inflections
1 entriesthought experiments
Derivations
2 entriesthought experimenterthought-experimental