conformity

noun
/kənˈfɔɹmɪti/US/kənˈfɔːmɪti/UK

Etymology

From Middle English conformyte, from Middle French conformité. By surface analysis, conform + -ity.

  1. derived from conformité
  2. inherited from conformyte

Definitions

  1. The state of things being similar or identical.

  2. A point of resemblance

    A point of resemblance; a similarity.

  3. The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.

      • How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at conformity. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at conformity. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at conformity

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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