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agenticity

agenticity noun: the tendency to ascribe agency to an event where none exists.

Noun

agenticity (countable and uncountable, plural agenticities)

  1. The tendency to ascribe agency to an event where none exists.

Forms of agenticity

pluralagenticities

Origin of agenticity

From agent + -icity; coined by Michael Shermer.

Questions about agenticity

What does agenticity mean?
Agenticity means the tendency to ascribe agency to an event where none exists.
What part of speech is agenticity?
Agenticity is a noun.
What is the plural of agenticity?
The plural of agenticity is agenticities.

Words near agenticity in the dictionary

  1. agentials
  2. agentic
  3. agentic AI
  4. agentically
  5. agenticities
  6. agenticity
  7. agentification
  8. agenting
  9. agentival
  10. agentive
  11. agentive nominalisation

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