involution

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.
 * 2) A complicated grammatical construction.
 * 3) * 1917,, Unicorns, New York: Scribner, Chapter 11 “Style and Rhythm in English Prose,” p.129,
 * Walter Pater’s essay on Style is honeycombed with involutions and preciosity.
 * 1)  An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.
 * 2)  The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.
 * 3)  The regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.
 * 4)  A power: the result of raising one number to the power of another.
 * 5)  A cessation of development or progress despite intense inner competition.
 * 6)  A state of increased competition for limited resources, requiring great effort to stay ahead.
 * 7) Involution: the migration of a cell layer inward, sliding over an outer layer of cells. Involution occurs at gastrulation during embryogenesis.
 * 1)  A power: the result of raising one number to the power of another.
 * 2)  A cessation of development or progress despite intense inner competition.
 * 3)  A state of increased competition for limited resources, requiring great effort to stay ahead.
 * 4) Involution: the migration of a cell layer inward, sliding over an outer layer of cells. Involution occurs at gastrulation during embryogenesis.

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