autopoiesis

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτόποιος (autopoios), “‘self-produced’”), coined c. 1972 by Francisco Varela

[edit] Noun

autopoiesis (uncountable)

1. Self creation; self organization.

[edit] Related terms

• allopoiesis
• heteropoiesis