Counter-intuitive
Origin: Del lat. contra intuēri
Opposed to normal expectations. Term made popular by Professor Jay W. Forrester: “Socio-economic systems do not generally respond the way people anticipate.”
Spanish: Contraintuitivo.
Sources and references
- Gutierrez, Miguel Angel. “Futures studies glossary.”cited 43 times
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