n.
Pronunciation: ˌ in-tü- ' i-sh ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1847
1 a : a doctrine that objects of perception are intuitively known to be real b : a doctrine that there are basic truths intuitively known
2 : a doctrine that right or wrong or fundamental principles about what is right and wrong can be intuited
3 : a philosophical thesis that human beings have a direct intuitive understanding of mathematics and that rejects the principle that every mathematical statement must be true or false
– in · tu · i · tion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ adjective or noun