"agentic" meaning in All languages combined

See agentic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /eɪˈd͡ʒɛn.tɪk/, /əˈd͡ʒɛn.tɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agentic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more agentic [comparative], most agentic [superlative]
Etymology: agent + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|agent|ic}} agent + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} agentic (comparative more agentic, superlative most agentic)
  1. That behaves like an agent: able to express or expressing agency or control on one's own behalf or on the behalf of another.
    Sense id: en-agentic-en-adj-A8K0Ovo6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 30 31 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 19 33 30 18
  2. (psychology, by extension, of a psychological state of a person) That obeys authority (introduced in Milgram's theory). Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (concept in Milgram's theory): en mode mission [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-agentic-en-adj-TkYH0X8q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 30 31 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 19 33 30 18 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of "concept in Milgram's theory": 6 76 10 8
  3. (psychology) Having to do with performance, or achieving status. Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-agentic-en-adj-PxpPK25K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 30 31 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 19 33 30 18 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  4. (psychology) Having agency; able to make independent decisions in pursuit of a goal. Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-agentic-en-adj-KWKs49qo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 30 31 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 19 33 30 18 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: agentically Related terms: agency, agent

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