intuitionism

noun

in·tu·i·tion·ism ˌin-tü-ˈi-shə-ˌni-zəm

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: a doctrine that objects of perception are intuitively known to be real

: a doctrine that there are basic truths intuitively known

: a doctrine that right or wrong or fundamental principles about what is right and wrong can be intuited

: a philosophical thesis that human beings have a direct intuitive understanding of mathematics and that rejects the principle that every mathematical statement must be true or false

intuitionist

ˌin-tü-ˈi-sh(ə-)nist

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adjective or noun

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By grounding mathematics in what can be constructed, intuitionism has far-reaching consequences for the practice of math, and for determining which statements can be deemed true. —