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eureka effect

eureka effect noun: the human experience of feeling a sudden sense of insight upon making a discovery or realization.

Noun

eureka effect (plural eureka effects)

  1. The human experience of feeling a sudden sense of insight upon making a discovery or realization.
    • There is no serendipity without a flash of insight from left field, an oblique eureka effect.2004 September 23, London Review of Books
    Synonyms:
    aha effect

Synonyms of eureka effect

Forms of eureka effect

pluraleureka effects

Questions about eureka effect

What does eureka effect mean?
Eureka effect means the human experience of feeling a sudden sense of insight upon making a discovery or realization.
What part of speech is eureka effect?
Eureka effect is a noun.
What is the plural of eureka effect?
The plural of eureka effect is eureka effects.

Words near eureka effect in the dictionary

  1. Eurebi
  2. Euregion
  3. Euregions
  4. eureka
  5. Eureka County
  6. eureka effect
  7. eureka effects
  8. eureka moment
  9. eureka moments
  10. Eureka Springs
  11. Eureka step

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