counterintuitiveness

Definitions

The quality of being contrary to common sense or what one would expect.

The state of being difficult to understand or accept because it contradicts intuition.

Examples

The counterintuitiveness of the quantum mechanics experiment left the students struggling to grasp the underlying principles.

Despite the counterintuitiveness of the strategy, the company saw a significant increase in revenue after implementing it.

He was fascinated by the counterintuitiveness of the puzzle, which required him to abandon all his logical assumptions.

Synonyms

paradoxicality implausibility unlikelihood absurdity incongruity unexpectedness irrationality

Antonyms

predictability obviousness logic rationality commonality consistency clarity