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syntropy

noun

Etymology

By surface analysis, syn- + -tropy. First attested in 1871, in the anatomical sense.

Definitions

  1. A tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous…

    A tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous and orderly patterns. Originally coined as a synonym for negentropy

  2. The coalescence of two diseases into one.

  3. A wholesome association with others.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A formation of a series of similar parts having the same orientation (e.g., ribs, scales).

The neighborhood

Derived

syntropic

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for syntropy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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