"antifragility" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in 2012, from anti- + fragility. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Nassim Nicholas Taleb|in=2012}} Coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in 2012, {{prefix|en|anti|fragility}} anti- + fragility Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} antifragility (uncountable)
  1. The ability of a system to benefit and grow from a certain class of random events, errors, and volatility. Tags: uncountable Related terms: antifragile Translations (the ability of a system to benefit from a certain class of random events, errors, and volatility): viansietokyky (Finnish), antifragilité [feminine] (French), antydelikatność [feminine] (Polish), antifragilidade [feminine] (Portuguese)
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