holon
English
Etymology 1
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Noun
holon (plural holons)
- (physics) One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the spinon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.
Synonyms
- particle
Translations
quasiparticle
Etymology 2
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- sociology term: holo- + -on, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) with the suffix -on suggesting a part. Coined by Arthur Koestler in his 1967 novel The Ghost in the Machine.
Noun
holon (plural holons)
- (sociology) Something that is both a part and a whole, e.g.: an individual is autonomous, but also part of a family, which is part of an extended family, which is part of a community, etc.
Usage notes
Used primarily in family therapy and in manufacturing.
Related terms
Translations
connection of the part and the whole
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