stigmergy (English, noun)
expansion: stigmergy (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A mechanism of spontaneous, indirect coordination between agents or actions, where the trace left in the environment by an action stimulates the performance of a subsequent action.
tags: uncountable
topics: mathematics
sciences
systems-theory
glosses: A mechanism of indirect coordination between agents or actions, in which the aftereffects of one action guide a subsequent action.
tags: uncountable
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