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dy·nam·ics
\dīˈnamiks, -mēks sometimes də̇ˈ-\ noun plural but often singular in construction
Etymology: French dynamique, from dynamique, adjective, dynamic — more at dynamic
1. : a branch of mechanics that deals with forces and their relation primarily to the motion but sometimes also to the equilibrium of bodies of matter — compare kinematics, kinetics, statics
2.
a. : the driving physical, moral, or intellectual forces of any kind or the laws that relate to them
< the principal dynamics of climatic change is the sun — Gerard Piel >
< the dynamics of an acquisitive society >
b. : psychodynamics
3.
a. : the pattern of any process of sociocultural growth and change
< the study of population dynamics >
: the pattern of response or adaptation to environment by an individual or group
< insights into cultural dynamics can be obtained … why certain common elements of Spanish culture were accepted by one group, rejected by a second, and profoundly modified by a third — G.M.Foster >
b. : the pattern of change or growth of any object or phenomenon
< the dynamics of these storms >
c. : economic analysis that stresses the sequence of phenomena, the rate at which phenomena occur, and the functional relationships of variables at different points in time
4. : variation and contrast in force or intensity (as in music, in the use of color, or in the execution of a dance) |