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Gedankenexperiment in a sentence

Gedankenexperiment meaning

thought experiment

Using Gedankenexperiment

  • The main meaning on this page is: thought experiment
  • In the example corpus, gedankenexperiment often appears in combinations such as: term gedankenexperiment.

Context around Gedankenexperiment

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 2×

Often after:

lit 1×

Sentence patterns with Gedankenexperiment

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

mach s gedankenexperiment and it 1× mixed term gedankenexperiment lit thought 1× the term gedankenexperiment in a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

much later ernst 1× origins and use 1× the english term 1×

Common sentence endings:

by his students 1× experiment circa 1812 1× mach s papers 1×

Words around Gedankenexperiment

Just before it in the word index:

gedalyah 2 gedaliah 3 geda 2 ged 120 geczi 3 gecs 3

Just after it in the word index:

gedara 2 gedaref 8 gedda 2 gedde 3 geddert 7 geddes 47

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aaravos 5

Corpus analysis for Gedankenexperiment

  • In this selection, "gedankenexperiment" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term and lit stand out and add context to how "gedankenexperiment" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include mach s gedankenexperiment and it and mixed term gedankenexperiment lit thought. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gedankenexperiment" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gedankenexperiment

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The English term thought experiment was coined (as a calque ) from Mach's Gedankenexperiment, and it first appeared in the 1897 English translation of one of Mach’s papers. (29 words)

Origins and use of the literal term Johann Witt-Hansen established that Hans Christian Ørsted was the first to use the Latin-German mixed term Gedankenexperiment (lit. thought experiment) circa 1812. (31 words)

Much later, Ernst Mach used the term Gedankenexperiment in a different way, to denote exclusively the imaginary conduct of a real experiment that would be subsequently performed as a real physical experiment by his students. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Much later, Ernst Mach used the term Gedankenexperiment in a different way, to denote exclusively the imaginary conduct of a real experiment that would be subsequently performed as a real physical experiment by his students. (35 words)

Origins and use of the literal term Johann Witt-Hansen established that Hans Christian Ørsted was the first to use the Latin-German mixed term Gedankenexperiment (lit. thought experiment) circa 1812. (31 words)

The English term thought experiment was coined (as a calque ) from Mach's Gedankenexperiment, and it first appeared in the 1897 English translation of one of Mach’s papers. (29 words)

Example sentences (3)

Much later, Ernst Mach used the term Gedankenexperiment in a different way, to denote exclusively the imaginary conduct of a real experiment that would be subsequently performed as a real physical experiment by his students.

Origins and use of the literal term Johann Witt-Hansen established that Hans Christian Ørsted was the first to use the Latin-German mixed term Gedankenexperiment (lit. thought experiment) circa 1812.

The English term thought experiment was coined (as a calque ) from Mach's Gedankenexperiment, and it first appeared in the 1897 English translation of one of Mach’s papers.

Common combinations with gedankenexperiment

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gedankenexperiment" in a sentence?
An example: "Much later, Ernst Mach used the term Gedankenexperiment in a different way, to denote exclusively the imaginary conduct of a real experiment that would be subsequently performed as a real physical experiment by his students." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "gedankenexperiment" from authentic English texts.
What does "gedankenexperiment" mean?
Gedankenexperiment means: thought experiment
How many example sentences with "gedankenexperiment" are there?
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