initiation

noun
/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French initiation, from Latin initiātiō. Morphologically initiate + -ion.

  1. derived from initiātiō
  2. borrowed from initiation

Definitions

  1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.

    • initiation into a society
    • initiation into business
    • initiation into literature
  2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society

    The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.

  3. The first step of transcription or of transduction.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

9 hops · closes at initiation

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

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