Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intuition pump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: in-tu-ition pump
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of thought experiment that leads to a specific conclusion through intuition.

Example Sentences

"Intuition pumps, however, can lead us astray. Sometimes what is in fact no more than an intuition pump may appear to us as an argument."

Etymology

Coined by American philosopher Daniel Dennett.

Inflected Forms

intuition pumps (plural)

Questions

What does intuition pump mean?: A type of thought experiment that leads to a specific conclusion through intuition.
Where does intuition pump come from?: Coined by American philosopher Daniel Dennett.

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