Wednesday, August 4, 2010

lexicon_#3

Sanford Kwinter, "Wildness" in Far from Equilibrium

polygenetic:


having more than one source or origin; having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times


* polygenetic structure:

a system/structure generated from an indeterminate number of distinct sources that allows for the open-ended interactions of parts such as hybridizations, blendings, and conflicts, which effectively destroy a structure's determinism and that feed its wildness.


evolving:

to develop or arise through evolutionary processes; to undergo gradual change in a certain direction; to develop or achieve gradually

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