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curiosity

curiosity Curiosity is a tendency to attend to things mainly in order to increase one’s knowledge, rather than for any practical use.

Curiosity is a tendency to attend to things mainly in order to increase one’s knowledge, rather than for any practical use. The source also distinguishes simple attraction to novelty from a wish to learn or know for the sake of information.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Curiosity” (Curiosity).
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