// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did involution say to evolution? You're rolling out, I'm folding in.
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Involution may refer to:
Mathematics
[edit]- Involution (mathematics), a function that is its own inverse
- Involution algebra, a *-algebra: a type of algebraic structure
- Involute, a construction in the differential geometry of curves
- Exponentiation (archaic use of the term)
Socioeconomics
[edit]- Involution (economics), an economic concept that describes an excess of competition[1]
- Neijuan, a Chinese concept related to intense social pressure
- Agricultural Involution, a 1963 study of intensification of production through increased labour inputs
Philosophy
[edit]- Involution (esoterism), several notions of a counterpart to evolution
- Involution (Meher Baba), the inner path of the human soul to the self as described by Meher Baba
- Involution (Sri Aurobindo), term in the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
Other uses
[edit]- Involution (medicine), the shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus after pregnancy)
- Involution (album), a 1998 music album by Michael Marcus and the Jaki Byard trio
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