eureka effect

noun

eureka effect

noun
1

The human experience of feeling a sudden sense of insight upon making a discovery or realization.

  • There is no serendipity without a flash of insight from left field, an oblique eureka effect.2004 September 23, London Review of Books:
Related terms
eureka, eureka moment

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