intuitive leap
Sudden mental bound
An intuitive leap is a jump in reasoning that bypasses methodical, step-by-step logic—arriving at a conclusion through sudden insight rather than careful deduction.
The phrase often describes how discoveries happen: She made an intuitive leap connecting the two phenomena.
It can carry either admiration (for brilliance) or skepticism (for insufficient rigor).
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- flash of insightSudden understanding or realization
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- eureka momentSudden realization or discovery
- aha momentSudden flash of understanding
hunch · breakthrough · light bulb · flash · revelation · eureka · spark · creative spark · connection · connecting the dots · instinct · realization · aha · sudden realization · brainstorm · gut · gut feeling · sudden
intuitive leaplogical deduction
Deriving conclusions from premises
logical reasoning · deductive reasoning · formal logic · analytical reasoning · empirical verification
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