- Etymology
- From Latin intuitiō "intuition" + -ism. Doctrine of intuition.
- Stem intuition
- From Latin intuitiō. "Intuition, insight."
- Suffix -ism
- Forming nouns. "Doctrine, theory, or practice of."
- Origin
- L.E.J. Brouwer. Early 20th century.
- Main proponent(s)
- L.E.J. Brouwer
- Structural characteristic
- Temporal mental construction
- Meaning
- Mathematics is the "constructive" thinking process itself, performed by human intellect.
- Earliest use
- Brouwer. Early 20th century.
- Definition
- The doctrine that mathematics is the constructive (building) thinking process itself, performed by human intellect. Temporal mental construction.