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enactivism

enactivism noun: the theory that cognition arises through enaction between an organism and its environment.

Noun

enactivism (uncountable)

  1. The theory that cognition arises through enaction between an organism and its environment.

Questions about enactivism

What does enactivism mean?
Enactivism means the theory that cognition arises through enaction between an organism and its environment.
What part of speech is enactivism?
Enactivism is a noun.

Words near enactivism in the dictionary

  1. enactins
  2. enaction
  3. enactions
  4. enactive
  5. enactively
  6. enactivism
  7. enactivist
  8. enactivists
  9. enactment
  10. enactments
  11. enactor

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