Definitions for involution
ˌɪn vəˈlu ʃənin·vo·lu·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. involutionnoun

   reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

2. involutionnoun

   a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction

3. elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involutionnoun

   marked by elaborately complex detail

4. engagement, participation, involvement, involutionnoun

   the act of sharing in the activities of a group

   "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

5. exponentiation, involutionnoun

   the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power

6. involution, enfoldingnoun

   the action of enfolding something

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. involutionnoun

   entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy

2. involutionnoun

   An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.

3. involutionnoun

   The regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.

4. involutionnoun

   A power: the result of raising one number to the power of another.

5. Etymology: From Latin involutio, from volvere ‘to roll’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Involutionnoun

   Etymology: involutio, Latin.

   1. The act of involving or inwrapping.2. The state of being entangled; complication.

   All things are mixed, and causes blended by mutual involutions. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 23.

   3. That which is wrapped round any thing.

   Great conceits are raised of the involution or membranous covering called the silly-how, sometimes found about the heads of children. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v.

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1. involution

   In mathematics and abstract algebra, an involution is an operation, function, or transformation that is its own inverse, meaning when applied twice, it returns the original value. In other words, if the function is denoted as "f," then f(f(x)) = x for every element x in the space where the function is defined.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Involutionnoun

   the act of involving or infolding

2. Involutionnoun

   the state of being entangled or involved; complication; entanglement

3. Involutionnoun

   that in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope

4. Involutionnoun

   the insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction

5. Involutionnoun

   the act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of evolution

6. Involutionnoun

   the relation which exists between three or more sets of points, a.a', b.b', c.c', so related to a point O on the line, that the product Oa.Oa' = Ob.Ob' = Oc.Oc' is constant. Sets of lines or surfaces possessing corresponding properties may be in involution

7. Involutionnoun

   the return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy

8. Etymology: [L. involutio: cf. F. involution. See Involve.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Involution

   In mathematics, an involution, or an involutary function, is a function f that is its own inverse:

Matched Categories

1. • Change Of Shape
   • Complexity
   • Construction
   • Group Action
   • Mathematical Process
   • Organic Process

How to pronounce involution?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say involution in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of involution in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of involution in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=involution
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Involution
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=involution
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involution
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=involution