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lateral thinking
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lateral thinking
n
(Psychology) a way of solving problems by rejecting traditional methods and employing unorthodox and apparently illogical means
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Noun1.lateral thinking - a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on
heuristic, heuristic program, heuristic rule - a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Translations
lateral thinking
n → unkonventionelles Denken, Querdenken nt
lateral thinking n → pensiero laterale
lateral thinking n → pensiero laterale


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