HyperDic: lateral_thinking

English > 1 sense of the expression lateral thinking:
NOUNcognitionlateral thinkinga heuristic for solving problems
English > lateral thinking: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on.
Broaderheuristic, heuristic rule, heuristic programA commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Catalanpensament lateral

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