Gedankenexperiment
See also: gedankenexperiment and gedanken experiment
German
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)
Declension
Declension of Gedankenexperiment [neuter, strong]
| 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)
Further reading
- “Gedankenexperiment” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gedankenexperiment” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gedankenexperiment” in Duden online
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