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perforation

noun
/ˌpɚfəˈreɪʃən/US/ˌpəːfəˈreɪʃən/UK

Definitions

  1. The act of perforating or the state of being perforated.

  2. Any opening in a solid object.

  3. An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts.

    2. That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

7 hops · closes at perforation

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

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