thought experiment

noun

Physics. a demonstration or calculation that is based on the postulates of a theory, as relativity, and that demonstrates or clarifies the consequences of the postulates.

First recorded in 1940–45

Every time I run that thought experiment, it ends up with handcuffs and jail time for the black kids, if not worse.

What's an example of a scene or a moment that triggered that kind of thought experiment?

As you can see, in our thought experiment higher interest rates take a big chunk out of housing prices.

Imagine a thought experiment, in which Walmart agreed to pay marginally higher wages across the board.

Grossman has a name for the kind of person who sees the gun as protector in the opening thought experiment: sheepdog.

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