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intuitionism

(also intuitionalism)
Definition of intuitionism

noun

[mass noun] Philosophy
  • the theory that primary truths and principles (especially those of ethics and metaphysics) are known directly by intuition.
  • the theory that mathematical knowledge is based on intuition and mental construction, rejecting certain modes of reasoning and the notion of independent mathematical objects.

Derivatives

intuitionist

noun & adjective

intuitionism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of intuitionism in the US English dictionary