Draft:Reckless naming

Reckless naming is a method of thinking used to rapidly generate new ideas. The practice was established by zoology in the early twentieth century as a means to come up with names for newly discovered species, and has since led to confusion within the field.

History
In zoology, scientists would rapidly iterate through latin words to fit the characteristics of a particular species. As new species were discovered and named, it became increasingly common to give a species a name that had already been taken. Reckless naming was suggested as a means to alleviate this problem.

Method
The suggested method is to stare at the subject of interest and list any descriptors that come to mind, similar to free association.