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LATERAL THINKING

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• LATERAL THINKING (noun)
The noun LATERAL THINKING has 1 sense:

1. a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on

Familiarity information: LATERAL THINKING used as a noun is very rare.

• LATERAL THINKING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("lateral thinking" is a kind of...):

heuristic; heuristic program; heuristic rule (a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem)

"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
(English proverb)
"Half-carried - a well-built load"
(Breton proverb)
"Arrogance diminishes wisdom."
(Arabic proverb)
"East or West, home is best."
(Czech proverb)

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