Meaning | Thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution). |
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Part of | problem solving | The thought processes involved in solving a problem |
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Broader | thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation | The process of using your mind to consider something carefully |
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Opposite | divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking | thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions |
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