spinson
spinson noun: an agent in an agent-based model representing a person who holds one of two opposite opinions on a topic (for example, "for" or "against").
Noun
spinson (plural spinsons)
- An agent in an agent-based model representing a person who holds one of two opposite opinions on a topic (for example, "for" or "against").
- The evolution of a spinson’s opinion is governed by two different processes: (i) independence and (ii) social and mass-media influence.2018, Tomasz Weron, Anna Kowalska-Pyzalska, Rafał Weron, “The role of educational trainings in the diffusion of smart metering platforms: An agent-based modeling approach”, in Physica A, volume 505...
- The model proposed in this work belongs to the ‘rich feature agent’ or ‘complex agent’ categories, in contrast to the simplified ‘spinson’ models.2018, Pawel Sobkowicz, “Opinion Dynamics Model Based on Cognitive Biases of Complex Agents”, in Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, volume 21, →DOI
Forms of spinson
| plural | spinsons |
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Origin of spinson
Blend of spin (“property of a subatomic particle”) + person. Based on the idea that a person's opinion can be likened to the up or down spin of a quark. Coined by Piotr Nyczka and Katarzyna Sznajd-Weron in 2013.
Questions about spinson
- What does spinson mean?
- Spinson means an agent in an agent-based model representing a person who holds one of two opposite opinions on a topic (for example, "for" or "against").
- What part of speech is spinson?
- Spinson is a noun.
- What is the plural of spinson?
- The plural of spinson is spinsons.
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