consilience

con·sil·i·ence

(kən-sĭl′ē-əns)

The agreement of two or more inductions drawn from different sets of data; concurrence.

[Probably coined by William Whewell (1794-1866), British scientist and philosopher, as if from New Latin *cōnsilīre, to leap together (Latin com-, com- + Latin -silīre, combining form of salīre, to leap, as in resilīre, to leap back; see resile) + -ence.]

con·sil′i·ent adj.

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consilience

(kənˈsɪlɪəns)

agreement between inductions drawn from different sets of data or from different academic disciplines

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consilience

a chance happening or coincidence. See also agreement.

See also: Agreement

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CONSILIENCE A Taken with something else B Comprehensive view C Concurrence who am I?

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