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• Thought experiment — A thought experiment (from the German Gedankenexperiment ) is a proposal for an experiment that would test a hypothesis or theory but cannot actually be performed due to practical limitations; instead its purpose is to explore the potential… …   Wikipedia

• Thought — For other uses, see Thought (disambiguation). Think redirects here. For other uses, see Think (disambiguation). Man thinking on a train journey …   Wikipedia

• Thought — Thought, n. [OE. [thorn]oght, [thorn]ouht, AS. [thorn][=o]ht, ge[thorn][=o]ht, fr. [thorn]encean to think; akin to D. gedachte thought, MHG. d[=a]ht, ged[=a]ht, Icel. [thorn][=o]ttr, [thorn][=o]tti. See {Think}.] 1. The act of thinking; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thought (disambiguation) — Thought is a mental process which allows beings to be conscious, make decisions, imagine and, in general, operate on symbols in a rational or irrational manner. It is an element/instance of thinking and is used as its synonym.Thought may refer to …   Wikipedia

• Thought reform — can refer to: * Brainwashing, efforts aimed at instilling certain beliefs in people against their will. * Coercive persuasion comprises social influences capable of producing substantial behavior and attitude change through the use of coercive… …   Wikipedia

• Thought disorder — In psychiatry, thought disorder (TD) or formal thought disorder (FTD) is a term used to describe incomprehensible language, either speech or writing, that is presumed to reflect thinking. There are different types. For example, language may be… …   Wikipedia

• Thought-terminating cliché — A thought terminating cliché is a commonly used phrase, sometimes passing as folk wisdom, used to quell cognitive dissonance.The term was popularized by Robert Jay Lifton in his book Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism . Lifton said,… …   Wikipedia

• Thought Police — The Thought Police ( thinkpol in Newspeak) are the secret police of Oceania in George Orwell s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty Four . It is the job of the Thought Police to uncover and punish thoughtcrime and thought criminals, using psychology… …   Wikipedia

• Thought — Think Think, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thinking}.] [OE. thinken, properly, to seem, from AS. [thorn]yncean (cf. {Methinks}), but confounded with OE. thenken to think, fr. AS. [thorn]encean (imp. [thorn][=o]hte); akin to D.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thought — I. past and past participle of think II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thōht; akin to Old English thencan to think more at think Date: before 12th century 1. a. the action or process of thinking ; cogitation b. s …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thought-out — adjective Date: 1865 produced or arrived at through mental effort and especially through careful and thorough consideration < a thought out plan > …   New Collegiate Dictionary