plectics
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “braided”) + -ics, but invented by Murray Gell-Mann.
Noun
[edit]plectics (uncountable)
- the study of complexity and its underlying simplicity
References
[edit]- Murray Gell-Mann, "Let's Call It Plectics", Complexity, Vol. 1, no. 5 (1995/96).