"autopoiesis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɔːtəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autopoiesis.wav
Etymology: Coined in 1972 by Chilean biologists Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela, from auto- + poiesis (see also Ancient Greek αὐτόποιος (autópoios, “self-produced”)). Etymology templates: {{af|en|auto-|poiesis}} auto- + poiesis, {{cog|grc|αὐτόποιος||self-produced}} Ancient Greek αὐτόποιος (autópoios, “self-produced”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} autopoiesis (uncountable)
  1. (systems theory) Self-creation; self-organization. Wikipedia link: Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living, Francisco Varela, Humberto Maturana Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Systems theory Related terms: allopoiesis, autopoietic, practopoiesis, heteropoiesis Translations (self-creation): autopoieesi (Finnish), itseuudistuminen (Finnish), autopoïèse [feminine] (French), Autopoiesis [feminine] (German), autopoiesi [feminine] (Italian), autopoiesi [feminine] (Occitan), system autopoietyczny (Polish), autopoiese [feminine] (Portuguese)

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