concept
semantic unit understood in different ways, e.g. as mental representation, ability or abstract object (philosophy)
social indicator
measuring instrument of the social sciences, refer to the society
consumer complaint
report from a consumer providing documentation about a problem
gender diversity
equitable or fair representation of people of different genders
trend
consistent direction of change over time
natural capital
world's stock of natural resources, which includes geology, soils, air, water and all living organisms
collective narcissism
Narcissism of the group
post-normal science
use of science on urgent issues involving uncertainty in facts and moral values
imperial overstretch
idea that empires can control territory beyond what can be feasibly controlled militarily
decay heat
heat released as a result of radioactive decay
cultivation engineering
techniques related to cultivation
libertarian socialism
Anti-authoritarian political philosophy
reaction quotient
function of the activities or concentrations of the chemical species involved in a chemical reaction
taxpayer
person or organization subject to a tax on income
saltation
mutational change from one generation to the next
open government data
area of research
Regular Masonic jurisdictions
concept in Freemasonry
breakthrough
attempt to renew the politics of the Netherlands after the Second World War
office landscape
1950s movement in open office space planning
three-mile limit
historical definition of a nation's territorial waters
shooting the messenger
metaphoric phrase
engine configuration
arrangement of cylinders within a reciprocating engine
nine days' wonder
something or someone that creates a short-lived sensation
special case
specific, usually well-known application of a mathematical rule or law
social determinism
theory of human behavior
polymorphism
in programming languages and type theory, accessing different types using a common interface
redistribution
cultural anthropology concept
gender parity
balanced participation between men and women in any social sphere
user
commerce
Four Phases
derivation of Taichi
global society
concept
aestheticization of politics
concept first coined by Walter Benjamin as being a key ingredient to Fascist regimes
Appropriation
assimilation of concepts into a governing framework
Atavistic regression
hypnosis-related concept introduced by the Australian scholar and psychiatrist Ainslie Meares
attractiveness
quality that causes an interest or desire in something or someone
aurelian
archaic word for a lepidopterist
inland
geographical term
data-driven
concept in computer science
Eco-economic decoupling
an economy that would grow without increasing its environmental pressure
Fa
concept in Chinese philosophy
generationism
term
historic recurrence
repetition of similar events in history
Input enhancement
technique for teaching a language to non-native speakers