Gedankenexperiment
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See also: gedankenexperiment and gedanken experiment
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Gedanke + -n- + Experiment. Coined by Danish physicist and chemist Hans Christian Ørsted circa 1812.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Gedankenexperiment n (strong, genitive Gedankenexperimentes or Gedankenexperiments, plural Gedankenexperimente)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gedankenexperiment [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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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[edit]
- → English: thought experiment (calque)
Further reading[edit]
- “Gedankenexperiment” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gedankenexperiment” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gedankenexperiment” in Duden online