Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various theories or philosophical systems that explain the universe in terms of force or energy.
- noun A process or mechanism responsible for the development or motion of a system.
- noun Continuous change, activity, or progress; vigor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine that besides matter some other material principle — a force in some sense — is required to explain the phenomena of nature.
- noun The mode of being of mechanical force or energy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun philosophy, metaphysics Any of several
philosophical theories that attempt toexplain theuniverse by animmanent force . - noun Great
energy ,drive ,force , orpower ;vigor of body, mind or personality;oomph orpizzazz - noun
Dynamic reality; active energy; continuouschange ,progress , oractivity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the activeness of an energetic personality
- noun any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy
- noun active strength of body or mind
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The preceding outline shows that the term dynamism, like all other general names of philosophical systems, is very vague, and applies to a number of widely different views originating from different considerations and supported by different arguments, namely:
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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The dynamism is the truth, and anything else is just stagnant-pool-sitting.
What’s The Fuss About Episodic Fiction? « Tales from the Reading Room 2009
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The list of reasons include households with too much debt; political and policy uncertainty; a growing mismatch between the skills of unemployed U.S. workers and the available work; and a broader shift in economic dynamism from the developed to emerging markets.
Ben Bernanke hopes his risky plan will perk up the economy Post 2010
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It never ceases to amaze me that job market dynamism is inversly proportional to job market regulation, especially when you include taxation.
"Concentrated Poverty" Declines, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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To my mind, the greater worry is not a massive financial crisis again but it is a general slowing down of western economies, with all the problems that presents for employment and long-term dynamism, said Cable.
Vince Cable: disingenuous bankers are trying to derail reforms 2011
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It occurs to me that so much of our contemporary economy's dynamism is based on people's willingness to take risks.
Friedman on the Battle of Ideas, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Its unique dynamism is fire: In 2,400-degree furnaces, students and renowned artists alike will manipulate and blow molten gobs in glass-walled studios visible to visitors.
August 2006 2006
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Nothing ever remains the same, and any theory based on stasis, rather than dynamism, is doomed to fail and be forgotten.
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Of course, the Godfather of individual choice and societal dynamism is Friedrich Hayek.
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Of course, the Godfather of individual choice and societal dynamism is Friedrich Hayek.
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