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intuition pumps

intuition pumps is the plural of intuition pump.

Meaning of intuition pump

Noun

intuition pump (plural intuition pumps)

  1. A type of thought experiment that leads to a specific conclusion through intuition.
    • 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.2011, Julian Baggini, Peter S. Fosl, The Philosopher's Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods, second edition, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 59

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What is intuition pumps the plural of?
Intuition pumps is the plural of intuition pump.

Words near intuition pumps in the dictionary

  1. intuiters
  2. intuiting
  3. intuitings
  4. intuition
  5. intuition pump
  6. intuition pumps
  7. intuitional
  8. intuitionalism
  9. intuitionalist
  10. intuitionalists
  11. intuitionally

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