Gedanken experiment

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gə dängkən)


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Ge•danken exper′iment  (gə dängkən),USA pronunciation [Physics.]
  1. PhysicsSee thought experiment. 
  • German, plural of Gedanke thought

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