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intuitionism
noun in·tu·i·tion·ism \ˌin-tü-ˈi-shə-ˌni-zəm\
Definition of INTUITIONISM
1
a : a doctrine that objects of perception are intuitively known to be real b : a doctrine that there are basic truths intuitively known
2
: a doctrine that right or wrong or fundamental principles about what is right and wrong can be intuited
3
: a philosophical thesis that human beings have a direct intuitive understanding of mathematics and that rejects the principle that every mathematical statement must be true or false
— in·tu·i·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ adjective or noun
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1847
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