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BISSOCIATION [2 records]

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Record 1 1995-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

... the conjunction of an idea or object with two distinct frames of reference ordinarily not regarded as related.

CONT

Koestler took as his prototype example of bisociation the story of Archimedes shouting "Eureka" while taking a bath, when he realized that he could measure the volume of the King's crown by putting it in water and measuring how much water was displaced. In so doing he had coupled two different frames of reference - the measurement problem and his bath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Conjonction de deux cadres de référence distincts.

OBS

Terme employé par Arthur Koestler dans «Le cri d'Archimède», où il émit l'hypothèse que les impulsions d'ordre émanant du chaos décrites par Poincaré devaient être fonction d'un tel processus d'association. Koestler considérait la bissociation comme le processus central de la créativité.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

the simultaneous mental association of an idea or mental object with two fields ordinarily not regarded as related.

CONT

the pun is perhaps the simplest form of bisociation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Désigne l'opération intellectuelle par laquelle une idée, un concept sont juxtaposés à une autre idée, à un autre concept ou à une autre technique (...)

OBS

Préférer la graphie en un seul mot avec 2 s.

Spanish

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