plectics

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “braided”) +‎ -ics, but invented by Murray Gell-Mann

Noun

plectics (uncountable)

the study of complexity and its underlying simplicity

References

Murray Gell-Mann, "Let's Call It Plectics", Complexity, Vol. 1, no. 5 (1995/96).

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