"self-organization" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-self-organization.wav
Etymology: From self- + organization. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|organization}} self- + organization Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-organization (uncountable)
  1. (cybernetics) A process of attraction and repulsion in which the internal organization of a system, normally an open system, increases in complexity without being guided or managed by an outside source. Wikipedia link: self-organization Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cybernetics

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