Relating to or involving antiperistasis; describing arguments that are strengthened by opposition, or physical systems influenced by opposing external forces.
The adjectival form derived from 'antiperistasis,' used in rhetoric and natural philosophy to describe processes enhanced by contrary action.
The antiperistatic principle explains why diamonds form under extreme pressure—the crushing external force actually creates the perfect conditions for carbon atoms to bond into something even stronger.
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