ideation
pronunciation
How to pronounce ideation in British English:
UK [ˌaɪdɪ'eɪʃn]
How to pronounce ideation in American English:
US [ˌaɪdɪ'eɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the process of forming and relating ideas
Word Origin
- ideation (n.)
- 1829; see idea + -ation. Related: Ideational. As we say Sensation, we might say also, Ideation; it would be a very useful word; and there is no objection to it, except the pedantic habit of decrying a new term. [James Mill, "Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind," London, 1829]
Example
- 1. Ideation is a tool of man the tool maker .
- 2. No suicidal or homicidal ideation was apparent .
- 3. Conclusion suicidal ideation is common among primary and secondary schools .
- 4. The ideation of architecture design under rational analysis .
- 5. On the cultivation of legal logic and legal ideation .