axiogenesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of metaphysical optimism in which the state of affairs actually obtains which is the one most favourable (of all possible states of affairs) to the development of intelligence and the interests of intelligent beings.
  2. A mechanism in which the cosmological excess of baryons over antibaryons is generated from the rotation of the QCD axion.
noun
  1. Alternative form of axogenesis.

Pronunciation

/ˌæksɪəˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ /ˌæksioʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/

Word forms

axiogenesis

Etymology

Representing a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *ἀξιογένεσις (*axiogénesis, “generation according to value”), coined from the extant roots ἀξία (axía, “worth, value, also estimate of [a thing’s] worth”) + γένεσις (génesis, “production, generation, coming into being, creation, formation, origination”).

Related words

Derived words

axiogenetic axiogenetically axiogenic
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