ˌlateral ˈthinking BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
a way of thinking in which you use your imagination to see relationships between things that are not normally thought of together
ˌlateral ˈthinking BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
a way of thinking in which you use your imagination to see relationships between things that are not normally thought of together
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012