cliodynamics
English
editEtymology
editFrom Clio (“the Greek goddess of history and heroic poetry”) + dynamics, coined by Russian-American complexity scientist Peter Turchin in 2003, by analogy with cliometrics.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcliodynamics (uncountable)
- (neologism) The use of mathematical models to explain macrohistorical patterns.
- Synonym: (fictional) psychohistory
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editFurther reading
edit- cliodynamics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia