cliodynamics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌklaɪəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/
Etymology
From Clio (“the Greek goddess of history and heroic poetry”) + dynamics, coined by Russian-American complexity scientist Peter Turchin in 2003, by analogy with cliometrics.
Meanings
- (neologism, uncountable) The use of mathematical models to explain macrohistorical patterns.