autopoiesis

== English == === Etymology === Coined in 1972 by Chilean biologists Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela, from auto- +‎ -poiesis. (see also Ancient Greek αὐτόποιος (autópoios, “self-produced”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɔːtəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/ === Noun === autopoiesis (uncountable) (systems theory) Self-creation; self-organization. ==== Related terms ==== allopoiesis autopoietic practopoiesis heteropoiesis ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === autopoiesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia