bn:00047308n
Noun Concept
Categories: Intuitionism, Philosophy of mathematics, Constructivism (mathematics), Epistemology
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intuitionism  intuitionist  intuitionist mathematics  intuitionistic  Intuitionistic math
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(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition WordNet 3.0
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philosophy of mathematics
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(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In the philosophy of mathematics, intuitionism, or neointuitionism, is an approach where mathematics is considered to be purely the result of the constructive mental activity of humans rather than the discovery of fundamental principles claimed to exist in an objective reality. Wikipedia
approach in philosophy of mathematics and logic Wikidata
An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires that, in order to prove that something exists, one must construct it. Wiktionary
Approach to mathematics which avoids proof by contradiction. Wiktionary (translation)