intuitionistic

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adjective

Dealing strictly in constructive proofs, abstaining from proof by contradiction

“To prove the equivalence within the rules of intuitionistic type theory, a specific isomorphism between the two structures must be constructed.”

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constructive
Opposite
classicalnonconstructive
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Meanings

adjectiveintuitionistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesDealing strictly in constructive proofs, abstaining from proof by contradiction

    To prove the equivalence within the rules of intuitionistic type theory, a specific isomorphism between the two structures must be constructed.

    Synonyms: constructive · Antonyms: classical, nonconstructive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDealing strictly in constructive proofs, abstaining from proof by contradiction

Similar
constructive
Opposite
classicalnonconstructive

Origin

From intuition + -istic.

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Translations

Finnish intuitionistinen
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German intuitionistisch
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Italian intuizionistico
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Polish intuicjonistyczny
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Romanian intuiționist
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APA

intuitionistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intuitionistic

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“intuitionistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intuitionistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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