INTUITIONISM

intuitionism

(noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

intuitionism (countable and uncountable, plural intuitionisms)

(mathematics) An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires that, in order to prove that something exists, one must construct it.

Coordinate terms

• formalism

• logicism

Source: Wiktionary


In`tu*i"tion*ism, n.

Definition: Same as Intuitionalism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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