DISCINYM
Charles François (2004). DISCINYM, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 936.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 936 ▶ |
| Object type | Discipline oriented |
- “A word used to describe the specific case of an isomorphic process realized on one scale of reality, but which maps with many other cases, on other scales” (L. TRONCALE, 1985, p.76).
Since this neologism was proposed, it did not entered in wide use. TRONCALE gives the following example of a situation that would justify its creation: “… the use of ”homeostasis“ in anatomy (note: or physiology?) for the more general concept of ”dynamic equilibrium“. These diverse disci-plinary names for the same process or structure (isomorph) are syno-nyms for the general systems term” (Ibid).