propagation

noun
/pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/UK/pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle French propagation, from Old French propagacion, from Latin propagatio. Morphologically propagate + -ion.

  1. derived from propagatio
  2. derived from propagacion
  3. borrowed from propagation

Definitions

  1. The multiplication or natural increase in a population.

    • plant propagation
  2. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.

    • The farmer specialized in the propagation of rare orchids.
  3. The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.

    • Radio propagation varies with atmospheric conditions.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. The elongation part of transcription.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at propagation. 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 propagation. 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 propagation

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

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