Gedankenexperiment

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See also: gedankenexperiment and gedanken experiment

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Etymology

From Gedanke +‎ -n- +‎ Experiment. Coined by Danish physicist and chemist Hans Christian Ørsted circa 1812.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈdaŋkŋ̍ˌɛksˈpeːʁiːmɛnt/
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Noun

Gedankenexperiment n (strong, genitive Gedankenexperimentes or Gedankenexperiments, plural Gedankenexperimente)

  1. (physics, epistemology) gedankenexperiment, a thought experiment

Declension

Declension of Gedankenexperiment
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gedankenexperiment die Gedankenexperimente
genitive eines des Gedankenexperimentes, Gedankenexperiments der Gedankenexperimente
dative einem dem Gedankenexperiment, Gedankenexperimente1 den Gedankenexperimenten
accusative ein das Gedankenexperiment die Gedankenexperimente

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → English: thought experiment (calque)

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