realization

noun
/ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌɹiə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/CA

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālisder. Old French reel French real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French réaliser Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French réalisation English realization From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize + -ation.

  1. derived from *reh₁ís — “goods; wealth
  2. derived from reālis — “actual, real
  3. derived from reel
  4. derived from réaliser — “to make real; to convert (something) into assets or cash
  5. derived from réaliser
  6. suffixed as realization — “realize + ation

Definitions

  1. The act of realizing, as

    The act of realizing, as:

    • He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.
    • A bath is a lovely relaxing event, until the realization that you're soaking in your own crud.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at realization. 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 realization. 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 realization

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

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