intuitionism

English

Etymology

intuition +‎ -ism

Noun

intuitionism (countable and uncountable, plural intuitionisms)

(mathematics) An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires that, in order to prove that something exists, one must construct it.

Derived terms

pre-intuitionism

Related terms

Coordinate terms

Translations

approach to mathematics which avoids proof by contradiction

Armenian: ինտուիցիոնիզմ (hy) (intuicʿionizm)
Icelandic: innsæiskenning f

Khmer: អព្ភន្តរញាណនិយម (appʰoandɑɑ ɲien ni’yum)

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