consilience

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

consilience (plural consiliences)

1. (logic) the concurrence of multiple inductions drawn from different data sets
2. Agreement, co-operation or sharing of methods between or convergence or overlap of academic disciplines

[edit] References

• Consilience Edward O. Wilson (Vintage Books USA 1998, ISBN 067976867X)