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nouneureka effect (plural eureka effects)
plural eureka effects
- The human experience of feeling a sudden sense of insight upon making a discovery or realization.
There is no serendipity without a flash of insight from left field, an oblique eureka effect.
2004 September 23, London Review of BooksSynonyms: aha effect
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nounThe human experience of feeling a sudden sense of insight upon making a discovery or realization.
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