syntropy en · NOUN
Etymology
By surface analysis, syn- + -tropy. First attested in 1871, in the anatomical sense.
Meanings
- (of science, uncountable) A tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous and orderly patterns. Originally coined as a synonym for negentropy
- (uncountable) The coalescence of two diseases into one.
- (uncountable) A wholesome association with others.
- (uncountable) A formation of a series of similar parts having the same orientation (e.g., ribs, scales).
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Relateds
entropy · monopathy · extropy · negentropy