Main Entry: in·tu·i·tion·ism

Pronunciation: \ˌin-tü-ˈi-shə-ˌni-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1847

1 a : a doctrine that objects of perception are intuitively known to be real b : a doctrine that there are basic truths intuitively known
2 : a doctrine that right or wrong or fundamental principles about what is right and wrong can be intuited
3 : a philosophical thesis that human beings have a direct intuitive understanding of mathematics and that rejects the principle that every mathematical statement must be true or false

— in·tu·i·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ adjective or noun