tankeeksperiment
Danish
Etymology
tanke (“thought”) + eksperiment (“experiment”). Compare Swedish tankeexperiment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɑŋ.ɡə.ɛɡ.spæ.ɐ̯i.ˌmɛnˀd]
Noun
tankeeksperiment n (singular definite tankeeksperimentet, plural indefinite tankeeksperimenter)
- (physics, philosophy) a thought experiment
References
- “tankeeksperiment” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
tanke (“thought”) + eksperiment (“experiment”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtʰɑ̂ŋ.kʰə.ɛk.sp(ə)ɾɪ.ˌmɛnt]
Noun
tankeeksperiment n (definite singular tankeeksperimentet, indefinite plural tankeeksperiment or tankeeksperimenter, definite plural tankeeksperimenta or tankeeksperimentene)
- (physics, philosophy) a thought experiment
References
- “tankeeksperiment” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “tankeeksperiment” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
tanke (“thought”) + eksperiment (“experiment”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtʰɑ̂ŋ.kʰə.ɛk.sp(ə)ɾɪ.ˌmɛnt]
Noun
tankeeksperiment n (definite singular tankeeksperimentet, indefinite plural tankeeksperiment, definite plural tankeeksperimenta)
- (physics, philosophy) a thought experiment
References
- “tankeeksperiment” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.