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teleonomic — adjective see teleonomy … New Collegiate Dictionary
teleonomic — 1. Pertaining to teleonomy. 2. In psychology, pertaining to those patterns of behavior that are a function of an inferred purpose or motive; e.g., a child s behavior pattern may be classified teleonomically by an observer as attention getting. *… … Medical dictionary
teleonomic — adj. of or pertaining to teleonomy, having a structure or intrinsic ability that serves a larger purpose (i.e. helping an organism survive) … English contemporary dictionary
teleonomic — tele·o·nom·ic … English syllables
teleonomic — adjective see teleonomy * * * teleonomˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑teleonomy … Useful english dictionary
teleonomy — teleonomic /tel ee euh nom ik, tee lee /, adj. /tel ee on euh mee, tee lee /, n. Biol. the principle that the body s structures and functions serve an overall purpose, as in assuring the survival of the organism. [1955 60; TELEO + NOMY] * * * … Universalium
Teleonomy — is the quality of apparent purposefulness and of goal directedness of structures and functions in living organisms that derive from their evolutionary history and adaptation for reproductive success. The term was coined to stand in contrast with… … Wikipedia
teleonomy — noun Etymology: teleo (as in teleology) + nomy Date: 1958 the quality of apparent purposefulness of structure or function in living organisms due to evolutionary adaptation • teleonomic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ernst W. Mayr — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image width =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = July 5, 1904 birth place = Kempten, Germany death date = February 3, 2005 (aged 100) death place = Bedford, Massachusetts residence = citizenship =… … Wikipedia
François Jacob — Infobox Scientist |name =François Jacob box width = image width = caption = birth date = Birth date and age|1920|6|17|df=yes birth place =Nancy, France death date = death place = residence = citizenship =French nationality = ethnicity = field =… … Wikipedia
