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Noun Concept
Categories: Critical thinking, Articles with short description, History of science, Thought experiments, Calques
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thought experiment  Gedanken  gedanken experiment  Gedanken experimente  Gedankenexperiment
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A thought experiment is a hypothetical situation in which a hypothesis, theory, or principle is laid out for the purpose of thinking through its consequences. Wikipedia
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A thought experiment is a hypothetical situation in which a hypothesis, theory, or principle is laid out for the purpose of thinking through its consequences. Wikipedia
Considering hypothesis, theory, or principle for the purpose of thinking through its consequences Wikidata
IS A
experiment
non-physical entity
HAS KIND
philosophical zombie
Maxwell's demon
Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox
ladder paradox
Twin Earth thought experiment
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HAS INSTANCE
Maxwell's demon
social contract
Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox
Popper's experiment
tachyonic antitelephone
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Gedanken, gedanken experiment, Gedanken experimente, Gedankenexperiment, Gedankenexperimente, Gedankenversuch, Gedankexperiment, hypothetical question, hypotheticals, List of thought experiments, thought-experiment, Thought Experiment, thought experiments
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Gedankenexperiment, thought experiments

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