"gedankenexperiment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gedankenexperiments [plural]
Etymology: From German Gedankenexperiment (“thought experiment”), from Gedanke (“thought”) + Experiment (“experiment”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Gedankenexperiment||thought experiment}} German Gedankenexperiment (“thought experiment”), {{compound|de|Gedanke|Experiment|nocat=1|t1=thought|t2=experiment}} Gedanke (“thought”) + Experiment (“experiment”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gedankenexperiment (plural gedankenexperiments)
  1. thought experiment Synonyms: gedanken experiment, Gedanken experiment, Gedankenexperiment
    Sense id: en-gedankenexperiment-en-noun-Whn-bxoR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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