stigmergyn.

/ˈstɪɡməːdʒi/

Etymology: < French stigmergie (P.-P. Grassé 1959, in Insectes Sociaux VI. 62), < Greek στιγμός pricking + ἔργον work: see -y suffix³.

Entomology.

The process by which the results of an insect's activity act as a stimulus to further activity.

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stigmergy1959

1959 tr. P.-P. Grassé in Insectes Sociaux VI. 79 The stimulation of the workers by the very performances they have achieved is a significant one inducing accurate and adaptable response, and has been named stigmergy.

1965 Symp. Zool. Soc. XIV. 128 Experimental evidence would seem to be desirable before accepting stigmergy as the explanation of all co-ordinated constructional behaviour.

1981 Atlantic Monthly July 49 There is a similar phenomenon in entomology known as stigmergy.

Derivatives

stigˈmergic adj.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > of or relating to stigmergy

stigmergic1970

1970 G. Ordish tr. R. Chauvin World of Ants i. 41 At some point there seems to be a brake on the stigmergic process when the stimulation has gone beyond a certain stage.

1971 E. O. Wilson Insect Societies xi. 229/2 Stigmergic responses are evidently major elements in nest construction by social insects.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	stigmergy
释义	stigmergyn. /ˈstɪɡməːdʒi/ Etymology: < French stigmergie (P.-P. Grassé 1959, in Insectes Sociaux VI. 62), < Greek στιγμός pricking + ἔργον work: see -y suffix³. Entomology. The process by which the results of an insect's activity act as a stimulus to further activity. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by habits or actions > stigmergy stigmergy1959 1959 tr. P.-P. Grassé in Insectes Sociaux VI. 79 The stimulation of the workers by the very performances they have achieved is a significant one inducing accurate and adaptable response, and has been named stigmergy. 1965 Symp. Zool. Soc. XIV. 128 Experimental evidence would seem to be desirable before accepting stigmergy as the explanation of all co-ordinated constructional behaviour. 1981 Atlantic Monthly July 49 There is a similar phenomenon in entomology known as stigmergy. Derivatives stigˈmergic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > of or relating to stigmergy stigmergic1970 1970 G. Ordish tr. R. Chauvin World of Ants i. 41 At some point there seems to be a brake on the stigmergic process when the stimulation has gone beyond a certain stage. 1971 E. O. Wilson Insect Societies xi. 229/2 Stigmergic responses are evidently major elements in nest construction by social insects. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1959
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