"polycontexturality" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Gotthard Gunther coined the term. His school of second-order cybernetics is the foundation of polycontextural logic. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} polycontexturality (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) A school of thought regarding subjectivity, involving a large number of contexts and viewpoints that cannot be reconciled. Wikipedia link: Gotthard Gunther Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cybernetics, Philosophy

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