HYLOMORPHISM

Noun

hylomorphism (countable and uncountable, plural hylomorphisms)

(philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.

(computer science) Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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