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teleogenetic

teleogenetic adjective: setting goals for itself.

Adjective

teleogenetic (comparative more teleogenetic, superlative most teleogenetic)

  1. (cybernetics) Setting goals for itself
    • This is a teleogenetic system.

Forms of teleogenetic

comparativemore teleogenetic
superlativemost teleogenetic
alternative formteleogenic

Origin of teleogenetic

From teleo- + genetic.

Questions about teleogenetic

What does teleogenetic mean?
Teleogenetic means setting goals for itself.
What part of speech is teleogenetic?
Teleogenetic is an adjective.

Words near teleogenetic in the dictionary

  1. teleocracy
  2. teleocratic
  3. teleodesmacean
  4. teleofunctional
  5. teleogenesis
  6. teleogenetic
  7. teleogenic
  8. teleologic
  9. teleological
  10. teleological argument
  11. teleological arguments

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