syntropy

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noun

A tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous and orderly patterns. Originally coined as a synonym for negentropy

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Meanings

nounsyntropy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous and orderly patterns. Originally coined as a synonym for negentropy
  2. uncountablemedicineThe coalescence of two diseases into one.
  3. uncountablehuman sciencesA wholesome association with others.
  4. uncountableanatomyA formation of a series of similar parts having the same orientation (e.g., ribs, scales).

Origin

By surface analysis, syn- + -tropy. First attested in 1871, in the anatomical sense.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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