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The train of thought or stream of thought refers to the interconnection in the sequence of ideas expressed during a connected discourse or thought, as well as the sequence itself, especially in discussion how this sequence leads from one idea to another. When a reader or listener "loses the train of thought" (i.e., loses the relation between consecutive sentences or phrases, or the relation between non-verbal concepts in an argument or presentation), comprehension is lost of the expressed or unexpressed thought.〔Edward Parmelee Morris, "On Principles and Methods in Latin Syntax" (1901), Chapter VI: ''Parataxis''〕 The term "train of thoughts" was introduced and elaborated as early as in 1651 by Thomas Hobbes in his ''Leviathan'', though with a somewhat different meaning (similar to the meaning used by the British associationists): ==See also== * Derailment (thought disorder) * Absent-mindedness * Internal monologue * Mind-wandering * Association of Ideas * Associationism * Stream of consciousness 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Train of thought」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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