单词 | equifinality |
释义 | > as lemmasˌequifiˈnality ˌequifiˈnality n. the state or condition of being equifinal. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > coming or bringing to an end > condition of having the same end or result equifinality1908 1908 H. Driesch Sci. & Philos. of Organism i. 159 I have told you..that Tubularia..offers us a second problem of great general importance, the problem of the Equifinality of Restitutions. There indeed may occur restitutions, starting from one and the same initial state and leading to one and the same end, but using very different means, following very different ways [etc.]. 1987 Jrnl. Lit. Semantics 16 110 The argument for equifinality in the reading process emphasizes the way systematic constraint makes interpretational consensus possible. < as lemmas |
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