GEDANKENEXPERIMENT


Meaning of GEDANKENEXPERIMENT in English

Pronunciation: g ə - ' dä ŋ -k ə n-ik- ˌ sper- ə -m ə nt also - ˌ spir-

Function: noun

Etymology: German, from Gedanke thought + Experiment experiment

Date: 1941

: an experiment carried out in thought only

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