Definition of Mimetic. Meaning of Mimetic. Synonyms of Mimetic

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Definition of Mimetic

Mimetic
Mimetic Mi*met"ic (?; 277), Mimetical Mi*met"ic*al, [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate.] 1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative. 2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; -- applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See Mimicry.

Meaning of Mimetic from wikipedia

- The mimetic theory of desire, an explanation of human behavior and culture, originated with the French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of...
- Aristotle was not against literature as such; he stated that human beings are mimetic beings, feeling an urge to create texts (art) that reflect and represent...
- An exercise mimetic is a drug that mimics some of the biological effects of physical exercise. Exercise is known to have an effect in preventing, treating...
- of desire. Girard claimed that human desire functions imitatively, or mimetically, rather than arising as the spontaneous byproduct of human individuality...
- A meme (/miːm/; MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic...
- mimetic can refer to any drug that mimics the actions of one or more incretin hormones. They are used for type 2 diabetes. Specific incretin mimetics...
- of mimetic interpolation is that vector calculus identities are satisfied, including Stokes' theorem and the divergence theorem. As a result, mimetic interpolation...
- three main types of institutional isomorphism: normative, coercive and mimetic. The development that these three types of isomorphism can also create...
- Schulze Mimetic may also refer to: Caloric restriction mimetic, a substance that mimics some effects of dietary restrictions Exercise mimetic, a substance...
- "On the Mimetic Faculty" (German: Über das mimetische Vermögen; 1933) is the second of an uncompleted trilogy of essays articulating a metaphysics or...