Word for evaluating or understanding a system as a whole
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Trying to rediscover a word I used to enjoy using but have forgotten. To mean something like: "Looking at something as a sum of its constituent interconnected parts". My dodgy brain keeps returning 'heuristic"...
"From a ____ point of view I would say...."
The opposite would be
"From a granular point of view I would say..."
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Boris DrekevistBoris Drekevist
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Trying to rediscover a word I used to enjoy using but have forgotten. To mean something like: "Looking at something as a sum of its constituent interconnected parts". My dodgy brain keeps returning 'heuristic"...
"From a ____ point of view I would say...."
The opposite would be
"From a granular point of view I would say..."
single-word-requests
asked May 20 at 14:27
Boris DrekevistBoris Drekevist
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I think maybe you are looking for aggregate or composite.
– Karlomanio
May 20 at 14:38
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Trying to rediscover a word I used to enjoy using but have forgotten. To mean something like: "Looking at something as a sum of its constituent interconnected parts". My dodgy brain keeps returning 'heuristic"...
"From a ____ point of view I would say...."
The opposite would be
"From a granular point of view I would say..."
single-word-requests
asked May 20 at 14:27
Boris DrekevistBoris Drekevist
82 bronze badges
Trying to rediscover a word I used to enjoy using but have forgotten. To mean something like: "Looking at something as a sum of its constituent interconnected parts". My dodgy brain keeps returning 'heuristic"...
"From a ____ point of view I would say...."
The opposite would be
"From a granular point of view I would say..."
single-word-requests
single-word-requests
asked May 20 at 14:27
Boris DrekevistBoris Drekevist
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asked May 20 at 14:27
Boris DrekevistBoris Drekevist
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asked May 20 at 14:27
Boris DrekevistBoris Drekevist
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asked May 20 at 14:27
Boris DrekevistBoris Drekevist
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asked May 20 at 14:27
Boris DrekevistBoris Drekevist
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I think maybe you are looking for aggregate or composite.
– Karlomanio
May 20 at 14:38
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I think maybe you are looking for aggregate or composite.
– Karlomanio
May 20 at 14:38
I think maybe you are looking for aggregate or composite.
– Karlomanio
May 20 at 14:38
I think maybe you are looking for aggregate or composite.
– Karlomanio
May 20 at 14:38
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You might be looking for holistic:
2 : relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts
// holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body
// holistic ecology views humans and the environment as a single system
(source: Merriam Webster)
Looking at individual letters, 'holistic' is not that much different from 'heuristic', so that would explain your recall of it. (Of course, it does mean something entirely different, but you know that already.)
answered May 20 at 14:31
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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Yes holistic! Thank you so much
– Boris Drekevist
May 20 at 14:44
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I think I'd go for synoptic. Literally, seeing [things] together. Sorry if this answer is too short.
answered May 20 at 14:33
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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Philip, a winning format for this sort of answer is to quote a dictionary definition, and provide the link. Sometimes it's also good to include an example sentence. Yes, this can be tedious, but it is best to follow this paradigm.
– aparente001
May 21 at 3:55
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You might be looking for holistic:
2 : relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts
// holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body
// holistic ecology views humans and the environment as a single system
(source: Merriam Webster)
Looking at individual letters, 'holistic' is not that much different from 'heuristic', so that would explain your recall of it. (Of course, it does mean something entirely different, but you know that already.)
answered May 20 at 14:31
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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Yes holistic! Thank you so much
– Boris Drekevist
May 20 at 14:44
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You might be looking for holistic:
2 : relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts
// holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body
// holistic ecology views humans and the environment as a single system
(source: Merriam Webster)
Looking at individual letters, 'holistic' is not that much different from 'heuristic', so that would explain your recall of it. (Of course, it does mean something entirely different, but you know that already.)
answered May 20 at 14:31
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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Yes holistic! Thank you so much
– Boris Drekevist
May 20 at 14:44
add a comment |
You might be looking for holistic:
2 : relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts
// holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body
// holistic ecology views humans and the environment as a single system
(source: Merriam Webster)
Looking at individual letters, 'holistic' is not that much different from 'heuristic', so that would explain your recall of it. (Of course, it does mean something entirely different, but you know that already.)
answered May 20 at 14:31
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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You might be looking for holistic:
2 : relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts
// holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body
// holistic ecology views humans and the environment as a single system
(source: Merriam Webster)
Looking at individual letters, 'holistic' is not that much different from 'heuristic', so that would explain your recall of it. (Of course, it does mean something entirely different, but you know that already.)
answered May 20 at 14:31
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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answered May 20 at 14:31
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Yes holistic! Thank you so much
– Boris Drekevist
May 20 at 14:44
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Yes holistic! Thank you so much
– Boris Drekevist
May 20 at 14:44
Yes holistic! Thank you so much
– Boris Drekevist
May 20 at 14:44
Yes holistic! Thank you so much
– Boris Drekevist
May 20 at 14:44
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I think I'd go for synoptic. Literally, seeing [things] together. Sorry if this answer is too short.
answered May 20 at 14:33
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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Philip, a winning format for this sort of answer is to quote a dictionary definition, and provide the link. Sometimes it's also good to include an example sentence. Yes, this can be tedious, but it is best to follow this paradigm.
– aparente001
May 21 at 3:55
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I think I'd go for synoptic. Literally, seeing [things] together. Sorry if this answer is too short.
answered May 20 at 14:33
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
5026 bronze badges
Philip, a winning format for this sort of answer is to quote a dictionary definition, and provide the link. Sometimes it's also good to include an example sentence. Yes, this can be tedious, but it is best to follow this paradigm.
– aparente001
May 21 at 3:55
add a comment |
I think I'd go for synoptic. Literally, seeing [things] together. Sorry if this answer is too short.
answered May 20 at 14:33
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
5026 bronze badges
I think I'd go for synoptic. Literally, seeing [things] together. Sorry if this answer is too short.
answered May 20 at 14:33
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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answered May 20 at 14:33
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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answered May 20 at 14:33
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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answered May 20 at 14:33
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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Philip, a winning format for this sort of answer is to quote a dictionary definition, and provide the link. Sometimes it's also good to include an example sentence. Yes, this can be tedious, but it is best to follow this paradigm.
– aparente001
May 21 at 3:55
add a comment |
Philip, a winning format for this sort of answer is to quote a dictionary definition, and provide the link. Sometimes it's also good to include an example sentence. Yes, this can be tedious, but it is best to follow this paradigm.
– aparente001
May 21 at 3:55
Philip, a winning format for this sort of answer is to quote a dictionary definition, and provide the link. Sometimes it's also good to include an example sentence. Yes, this can be tedious, but it is best to follow this paradigm.
– aparente001
May 21 at 3:55
Philip, a winning format for this sort of answer is to quote a dictionary definition, and provide the link. Sometimes it's also good to include an example sentence. Yes, this can be tedious, but it is best to follow this paradigm.
– aparente001
May 21 at 3:55
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I think maybe you are looking for aggregate or composite.
– Karlomanio
May 20 at 14:38