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The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Aristotelian metaphysics
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noun
The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.
In the metaphysics of Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.) and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716): a soul; a monad (Leibniz).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
Qualifier: Aristotelian metaphysics
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A particular type of motivation, need for self-determination, and inner strength directing life and growth to become all one is capable of being; the need to actualize one's beliefs; having both a personal vision and the ability to actualize that vision from within.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: actuality
History
From Late Latin entelechia, from Ancient Greek ἐντελέχεια (entelékheia), coined by Aristotle from ἐντελής (entelḗs, “complete, finished, perfect”) (from τέλος (télos, “end, fruition, accomplishment”)) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”).
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