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noun
Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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noun
An economic theory and anarchist school of thought that advocates a society where each person might possess a means of production, either individually or collectively, with trade representing equivalent amounts of labor in the free market.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
The psychometric theory that general intelligence emerges from the interaction between specific cognitive abilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: psychometrics
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noun
the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: symbiosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mutuality, interdependence, interdependency
Narrower terms: trophobiosis
History
From mutual + -ism. Compare French mutualisme and Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish mutualismo.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
