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Hofstadterian

Hofstadterian adjective: of or pertaining to Douglas Hofstadter (born 1945), American academic whose areas of research include cognition and creativity.

Adjective

Hofstadterian (comparative more Hofstadterian, superlative most Hofstadterian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Douglas Hofstadter (born 1945), American academic whose areas of research include cognition and creativity.

Forms of Hofstadterian

comparativemore Hofstadterian
superlativemost Hofstadterian

Origin of Hofstadterian

From Hofstadter + -ian.

Questions about Hofstadterian

What does Hofstadterian mean?
Hofstadterian means of or pertaining to Douglas Hofstadter (born 1945), American academic whose areas of research include cognition and creativity.
What part of speech is Hofstadterian?
Hofstadterian is an adjective.

Words near Hofstadterian in the dictionary

  1. Hofschneider
  2. Hofstadter
  3. Hofstadter butterfly
  4. Hofstadter's butterfly
  5. Hofstadter's law
  6. Hofstadterian
  7. Hofstedean
  8. hofsteniid
  9. Hofstetter
  10. Hofstetters
  11. Hofstra

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