polycontexturality

noun

A school of thought regarding subjectivity, involving a large number of contexts and viewpoints that cannot be reconciled.

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Meanings

nounpolycontexturality (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA school of thought regarding subjectivity, involving a large number of contexts and viewpoints that cannot be reconciled.

Origin

Gotthard Gunther coined the term. His school of second-order cybernetics is the foundation of polycontextural logic.

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polycontexturality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycontexturality

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“polycontexturality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycontexturality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polycontexturality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycontexturality.

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