Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parallel thinking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: par-al-lel -think-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thinking process where focus is split in specific directions, aiming to avoid adversarial debates based on proof and disproof.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Edward de Bono.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does parallel thinking mean?: A thinking process where focus is split in specific directions, aiming to avoid adversarial debates based on proof and disproof.
Where does parallel thinking come from?: Coined by Edward de Bono.

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