intuitionism

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Noun

intuitionism

1. (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.

Related terms

• intuitionist
• intuitionistic
• intuitionistic logic

Translations

• French: intuitionnisme
• German: Intuitionismus
• Italian: intuizionismo
• Portuguese: intuicionismo
• Spanish: intuicionismo

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