VOCABULARY: UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS

[ISABELLAOLCZAK]

Letter 53: Cybernetics and your fishbowls
COMPLEX: Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite
CYBERNETICS: Cybernetics is a transdisciplinary approach for exploring regulatory systems—their structures, constraints, and possibilities.
CODIFY:To organize or arrange systematically, especially in writing
PHENOMENOLOGY: A philosophy or method of inquiry concerned with the perception and experience of objects and events as the basis for the investigation of reality

[ISABELLAOLCZAK]

Letter 54:Please fact-check your virtual products in your fishbowls
ABSTRACT:Considered apart from concrete existence:
EVOLUTION:A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form
EMERGENCE: The act or process of emerging.
APPEARANCE:The act or an instance of coming into sight.

[mosmanski]

Abstract – (noun) a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome.
Theme – (noun) a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
Address – (verb) to direct a speech or written statement to:
Theoretical – (adjective) existing only in theory; hypothetical
Construct – (noun) an image, idea, or theory, especially a complex one formed from a number of simpler elements
Method – (noun) a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan
Outcome – (noun) a final product or end result; consequence; issue
Emerge – (verb) to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity
Tentative – (adjective) unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant

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Knowledge – (noun) acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation
Theme – (noun) a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
Construction – (noun) the act or art of constructing
Worker – (noun) a person engaged in a particular field, activity, or cause
Economy – (noun) the prosperity or earnings of a place

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Meditation – (noun) continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation
Recognize – (verb) to perceive as existing or true; realize
Grasp – (verb) to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand

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Look – (verb) to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see
Action – (noun) something done or performed; act; deed
Way – (noun) a method, plan, or means for attaining a goal
Frame – (verb) to conceive or imagine, as an idea
Create – (verb) to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes

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Engagement – (noun) the occupation of the attention or efforts of (a person or persons)
Construction – (noun) the act of building or forming

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Social – (adjective) living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation
Network – (noun) an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like
Intertwine – (verb) to twine together
Structure – (noun) a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than of any single part
Affect – (verb) to act on; produce an effect or change in
Cusp – (noun) a point or pointed end
Form – (noun) external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration

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Recursive – (adjective) pertaining to or using a rule or procedure that can be applied repeatedly
Reflexive – (adjective) reflex; responsive
Ipso Facto – (adverb) by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed:
Meld – (verb) a thing formed by merging or blending
Mold – (verb) to work into a required shape or form; shape
Morph – (verb) to be transformed
Sort – (verb) to arrange according to sort, kind, or class; separate into sorts; classify
Sift – (verb) to examine closely
Select – (verb) to choose in preference to another or others; pick out
Space – (noun) the portion or extent of this in a given instance
Visual – (adjective) of or relating to seeing or sight
Mental – (adjective) of or relating to the mind
Imaginary – (adjective) existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied
Physical – (adjective) of or relating to that which is material
Real – (adjective) existing or occurring as fact; actual rather than imaginary, ideal, or fictitious

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Inter-Subjective – (adjective) comprehensible to, relating to, or used by a number of persons, as a concept or language
Furtherance – (noun) the act of furthering; promotion; advancement
Bedrock – (noun) any firm foundation or basis
Social – (adjective) living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation
Context – (noun) the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect

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Trace – (noun) a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige
Oblivion – (oblivion) the state of being completely forgotten or unknown
Prototype – (prototype) the original or model on which something is based or formed

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Just – (adverb) exactly or precisely
Live – (verb) to maintain or support one’s existence