Thinking Glossary

Browse 2 thinking terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

2 Thinking Terms

Binary Thinking

The habit of treating situations as if there are only two opposing outcomes or categories when reality is more nuanced. In tech culture binary thinking often...

First Principle

A foundational assumption or basic truth from which further reasoning can be built. In tech culture, talking from first principles usually means trying to...

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