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Kuhnian

Kuhnian adjective: of or pertaining to the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn, especially the theories in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

Adjective

Kuhnian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn, especially the theories in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
    • The scientific advances spurred a Kuhnian revolution.

Origin of Kuhnian

From Kuhn + -ian.

Questions about Kuhnian

What does Kuhnian mean?
Kuhnian means of or pertaining to the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn, especially the theories in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
What part of speech is Kuhnian?
Kuhnian is an adjective.

Words near Kuhnian in the dictionary

  1. Kuhn-Munkres algorithm
  2. Kuhne
  3. Kuhnert
  4. Kuhnerts
  5. Kuhnes
  6. Kuhnian
  7. Kuhns
  8. Kuhnses
  9. Kuhr
  10. Kuhrs
  11. kuhs

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