2006-10-30 12:22:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Against your instincts.
2006-10-30 12:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Oghma Gem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something may seem so obvious, turns out to be wrong.
For example, your intuition probably tells you that out of 23 people chosen at random, the chances that two of them were born on the same month and day, is practically zero. Mathematicians can show that the probability is actually about 50%, so this result is counter-intuitive.
2006-10-30 12:29:06 · answer #2 · answered by fcas80 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Counter to your intuition about something. Many findings of science are counter intuitive. Take evolution by natural selection. Before Darwin, it was intuited that organisms appeared " designed ", which is only true in the selective sense. So Darwin's arguments were counter intuitive.
2006-10-30 12:29:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The opposite of what a person would generally think
2006-10-30 12:26:26 · answer #4 · answered by david d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋