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noun
The scientific study of psychology and motivation in history.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: historiography, history, human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
A fictional mathematical statistical science of large population dynamics, where mathematical models can predict general futures, based on activities of quadrillions of individuals. The fictional science first occurs in Asimov's 1950s Foundation series, and has since been picked up by other authors for other works.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
From psycho- + history. * The science-fictional usage was created by Isaac Asimov in the mid-20th century.
Across languages
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