Ideas of reference
plural noun
1.
a schizophrenic symptom in which the patient thinks that things completely disconnected from him are influencing him or conveying messages to him
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[ahy-dee-ey-tuh m, ee-dee-] /ˌaɪ diˈeɪ təm, ˌi di-/ noun, plural ideata [ahy-dee-ey-tuh, ee-dee-] /ˌaɪ diˈeɪ tə, ˌi di-/ (Show IPA) 1. (in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind. Compare (def 3). /ˌaɪdɪˈeɪtəm/ noun (pl) -ata (-ˈeɪtə) 1. (philosophy) the objective reality with which human ideas are supposed to correspond
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[verb ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; noun ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it] /verb ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi eɪt; noun ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi ɪt/ verb (used with object), ideated, ideating. 1. to form an , thought, or image of. verb (used without object), ideated, ideating. 2. to form ; think. noun 3. . /ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to form or have an idea […]
- Ideating
[verb ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; noun ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it] /verb ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi eɪt; noun ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi ɪt/ verb (used with object), ideated, ideating. 1. to form an , thought, or image of. verb (used without object), ideated, ideating. 2. to form ; think. noun 3. . /ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to form or have an idea […]
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[verb ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-eyt; noun ahy-dee-eyt, ahy-dee-it] /verb ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi eɪt; noun ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi ɪt/ verb (used with object), ideated, ideating. 1. to form an , thought, or image of. verb (used without object), ideated, ideating. 2. to form ; think. noun 3. . /ˈaɪdɪˌeɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to form or have an idea […]
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[ahy-dee-ey-shuh n] /ˌaɪ diˈeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the process of forming or images. 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, […]