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cliodynamic

cliodynamic adjective: relating to or involving cliodynamics ("the use of mathematical models to explain macrohistorical patterns").

Adjective

cliodynamic (comparative more cliodynamic, superlative most cliodynamic)

  1. Relating to or involving cliodynamics ("the use of mathematical models to explain macrohistorical patterns").
    • He claims that his "cliodynamic" method "assembles the huge body of knowledge collected by professional historians and then uses it in an objective scientific way." This approach, needless to say, is subject to a number of problems.2023 July 18, Francis Fukuyama, “Book Reviews: "The Fourth Turning is Here," by Neil Howe and "End Times," By Peter Turchin”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...

Forms of cliodynamic

comparativemore cliodynamic
superlativemost cliodynamic

Questions about cliodynamic

What does cliodynamic mean?
Cliodynamic means relating to or involving cliodynamics ("the use of mathematical models to explain macrohistorical patterns").
What part of speech is cliodynamic?
Cliodynamic is an adjective.

Words near cliodynamic in the dictionary

  1. Clintonworld
  2. clints
  3. Clintwood
  4. Clinworth
  5. Clio
  6. cliodynamic
  7. cliodynamics
  8. cliometric
  9. cliometrically
  10. cliometrician
  11. cliometricians

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