reality mining

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The collection and analysis of machine-sensed environmental data pertaining to human social behavior, with the goal of identifying predictable patterns of behavior.

Word forms

reality mining

Etymology

Coined by Alex Pentland and Nathan Eagle, after data mining, etc.

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