Concrescences

/kənˈkresənsɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of concrescence; multiple instances or examples of things growing or coming together into unified wholes.

Etymology

From concrescence with the plural '-es' suffix. Appears in philosophical, biological, and scientific discussions requiring discussion of multiple unified growth processes.

Kelly Says

In philosophy of mind, 'concrescences' describes how billions of neural firing patterns somehow concresce into the single unified experience of 'you' thinking right now—one of science's deepest mysteries.

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