thoughtline
nounUK /ˈθɔːtlaɪn/
US /ˈθɔːtlaɪn/
A thoughtline is a path that your ideas follow in your mind.
She followed her thoughtline from the question all the way to the answer.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A line of thinking shared by a group or school of thought.
The professor traced the thoughtline of modern philosophy through three centuries.
3. A written or drawn outline that connects related ideas.
He sketched a thoughtline on the whiteboard to show how the topics linked together.
4. A continuous thread of reasoning in a discussion or text.
The editor asked her to keep the thoughtline clear from paragraph to paragraph.