Arborescent

adjective

/ɑːbəˈɹɛsənt/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveLike a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.

2.adjectiveMarked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).

"Gilles Deleuze criticizes the Chomsky hierarchy of formal languages, which he considers a perfect example of arborescent dualistic theory."

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