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cindynics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /sɪnˈdɪnɪks/
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noun

Meaning 1

The science of risk analysis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: systems engineering

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French cindyniques + English -ics (suffix forming nouns denoting fields of knowledge or practice). Cindyniques is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῐ́νδῡνος (kĭ́ndūnos, “danger, hazard, risk”) (probably from Pre-Greek) + French -ique (suffix forming nouns denoting fields of knowledge or practice) + -s (suffix forming plurals), and was coined by the French engineer Georges-Yves Kervern (1935–2008) in 1987, and first published in the Le Monde newspaper on 10 December 1987.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: riskioppi — science of risk analysis
  • French: cindyniques — science of risk analysis
  • German: Risikowissenschaft — science of risk analysis