nexus
nounEtymology
From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation”), from nectō (“to attach, bind, connect, fasten, tie; to interweave; to relate; to unite; to bind by obligation, make liable, oblige; to compose, contrive, devise, produce”) + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).
- derived from nexus — “connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation”
Definitions
A form or state of connection.
A connected group
A connected group; a network, a web.
A centre or focus of something.
- More than just a corporate juggernaut, Nvidia also has become an instrument of statecraft, operating at the nexus of advanced technology, diplomacy, and geopolitics.
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In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943)
In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).
A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to…
A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at nexus. 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.
A definitional loop anchored at nexus. 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 nexus
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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