Holonic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to holons; involving something that is simultaneously a self-contained entity and a part of a larger system. not-comparable
"In force of its undecidable and holonic character, global sustainability can only be attained by resorting to suitable heuristics designed to guide global evolution."
Example
More examples"In force of its undecidable and holonic character, global sustainability can only be attained by resorting to suitable heuristics designed to guide global evolution."
Etymology
From holon + -ic.
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