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plectics

plectics noun: the study of complexity and its underlying simplicity.

Noun

plectics (uncountable)

  1. the study of complexity and its underlying simplicity

Origin of plectics

From Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “braided”) + -ics, but invented by Murray Gell-Mann.

Questions about plectics

What does plectics mean?
Plectics means the study of complexity and its underlying simplicity.
What part of speech is plectics?
Plectics is a noun.

Words near plectics in the dictionary

  1. plectenchymas
  2. plectenchymata
  3. plectenchymatic
  4. plectenchymatous
  5. plectic
  6. plectics
  7. plectid
  8. plectin
  9. plectins
  10. plectognath
  11. plectognathic

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