introspection

noun
/ɪntɹəˈspɛkʃən/

Etymology

From Latin intrōspectiō, noun of action (with -iō) from past-participle (intrōspectus) stem of intrōspiciō (“to look into, look at, examine, observe attentively”), from intro- (“inward”) + speciō, spiciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, introspect + -ion.

  1. borrowed from intrōspectiō

Definitions

  1. A looking inward

    A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states.

  2. Clipping of type introspection.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at introspection. 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 introspection. 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 introspection

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

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