Noun
thought process (plural thought processes)
The steps that a person or group goes through in arriving at a thought.
thought-process (plural thought-processes)
Alternative spelling of thought process
thought-process
Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running. Bill Watterson
The thought process can never be complete without articulation. Stephen King
I felt a little green, because Shakespeare writes the thought process within the text; it was tricky not to think of what to say and then say it, and instead just deliver the lines. Neil Patrick Harris
When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process. Oliver Stone
There's a certain thought process about actors that they are in Hollywood and they sit around pools and get suntans and just get offered jobs. Chris Klein
Screenwriting is always about what people say or do, whereas good writing is about a thought process or an abstract image or an internal monologue, none of which works on screen. David Nicholls