stigmergy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mechanism of spontaneous, indirect coordination between agents or actions, where the trace left in the environment by an action stimulates the performance of a subsequent action.

    不可数 生物
  2. 2.

    A mechanism of indirect coordination between agents or actions, in which the aftereffects of one action guide a subsequent action.

    不可数 数学

词源

Coined in 1959 by French biologist Pierre-Paul Grassé in reference to termite behaviour, from the Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark”, “sign”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”, “action”).

来源：wiktionary