→Conservative words and terms: rethink | 1700: Date of origin given by the 10th Edition of the ''Merriam-Webster'' dictionary; its online dictionary has an earlier date.
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|more than 150 years before the discovery in physics of the connection between attentiveness/observation and uncertainty/chaos, this conservative word cautioned against inattentiveness
|more than 150 years before the discovery in physics of the connection between attentiveness/observation and uncertainty/chaos, this conservative word cautioned against inattentiveness
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|to reconsider, a sign of [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]]
|to reconsider, a sign of [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]]