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self-organization

self-organization

1 6.8
Small parts act together and make a regular pattern like birds in a flock without a single leader
  • noun
  • /sɛlf ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : autoorganización
  • Self-organization develops flexible networks with a much higher potential for adaptation.
  • biological self-organization
  • self-organization in nature

They form these perfect toruses that now initiate this self organization process of the plasmoids.

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Examples

  • Self-organization refers to a wide range of processes in both living and nonliving systems.

    Academic text (2003)
  • All aid projects are premised on beneficiaries conforming to certain behavioral standards, such as a demonstrable capacity for self-organization in the form of parent-teacher committees, the inclusion of women in decision-making, and an ability to pay.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In this section, we introduce the nature of self-organization in biological systems.

    Academic text (2010)
  • We then introduce self-organization with a general definition and several examples from biological systems.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Hierarchy and control lose out to community, collaboration, and self-organization.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Nevertheless, self-organization in nature is efficient, economical, and ubiquitous.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In ecosystems, self-organization allows complex patterns to develop spontaneously without any central control.

  • The phenomenon of self-organization can be observed in ant colonies, where individual behaviors lead to collective efficiency.

  • In physics, self-organization describes how macroscopic order can emerge from simple local interactions between particles.

Antonyms

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Organized

organization
  • US
91 2.4
self-organization
  • Specialized
1 6.8
disorder
31 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

self-organization = self + organization (semi-transparent) = self + organization

Composition 'self' + 'organization' is clear, but the scientific sense 'spontaneous emergence of order' is a specialized, technical extension not fully inferable by general learners.

Etymology

Self-organization comes from self ('by itself') and organize ('to put in order'). It describes how order or patterns can appear on their own when parts follow simple rules, like birds making a flock or cars moving smoothly without a single leader.