parallelism

noun
/ˈpaɹəlɛlɪz(ə)m/UK

Etymology

From parallel + -ism and from Late Latin parallelismus.

  1. borrowed from parallèle
  2. suffixed as parallelism — “parallel + ism

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being parallel

    The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.

  2. The state of being in agreement or similarity

    The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.

    • Plutarch (c. AD 46-120), in his Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, traced a parallelism between the most eminent men of the two countries.
  3. A parallel position

    A parallel position; the relation of parallels.

  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions,…

      The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.

    2. The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events…

      The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.

    3. In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same…

      In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.

    4. Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar…

      Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.

    5. The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be…

      The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

8 hops · closes at parallelism

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

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