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time-binding

American  
[tahym-bahyn-ding] / ˈtaɪmˌbaɪn dɪŋ /

noun

  1. the distinctively human attribute of preserving memories and records of experiences for the use of subsequent generations.


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It must be built upon the scientific conception of mankind as characterized by their time-binding capacity and function.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

We have seen that the term wealth, rightly understood, means the fruit of the time-binding work of humanity.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

It is only by the time-binding capacity of man—by scientific progress and technological invention—that the checks have been overcome.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

It is the fact that humanity is a time-binding class of life where the time-binding capacity or the time-binding energy is the highest function of humanity, including all the so-called mental, spiritual, will, etc., powers.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

Now if we put psychological axioms into the time-binding apparatus, it will thrash out the results correctly, but whether the results are true is another question.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

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