Embodied or embodiment may refer to:
Anthropology
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Embodiment theory in anthropology
Cognitive science
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Embodied bilingual language, in cognitive science
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Embodied cognition
Embodied cognition represents a diverse group of theories which investigate how cognition is shaped by the bodily state and capacities of the organism. These embodied factors include the motor system, the perceptual system, bodily interactions wi ...
, a theory that many aspects of cognition are shaped by the body
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Embodied cognitive science, seeks to explain the mechanisms underlying intelligent behavior
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Embodied design, that the actions of the body can play a role in the development of thought and ideas
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Embodied imagination, a therapeutic form of working with dreams and memories
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Embodied knowledge, a.k.a. tacit knowledge
Music and arts
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Embodiment 12:14, a Christian Australian metalcore band
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Embodiment: Collapsing Under the Weight of God'', a 2008 album by the band Sculptured
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Embodied music cognition, in musicology
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Embodied writing, practices are used by academics and artists to highlight the connection between writing and the body
*''Embodiment'', 2015 album by
Katerine Duska
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''Embodiment'' (Enterprise Earth album), 2017 album by Enterprise Earth
Religion
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Divine embodiment
A divine embodiment or godform refers to the visualized appearance of the deity assumed in theurgical, Tantra, tantric, and other mystical practices. This process of ritual embodiment is aimed at transforming the practitioner, aligning them w ...
, the visualized appearance of the deity assumed in theurgical, tantric, and other mystical practices
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Incarnation
Incarnation literally means ''embodied in flesh'' or ''taking on flesh''. It is the Conception (biology), conception and the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form or an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic form of a god. It is used t ...
, the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form, an anthropomorphic form of a god
Other
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Claim (patent)
In a patent or patent application, the claims define in technical terms the extent, i.e. the scope, of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection sought in a patent application. The claims particularly point out the subject matter whi ...
, in patent law, embodiment refers to implementation of an invention
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Embodied agent
In artificial intelligence, an embodied agent, also sometimes referred to as an interface agent, is an intelligent agent that interacts with the environment through a physical body within that environment. Agents that are represented graphically ...
, an agent with a physical presence in the world (Robotics)
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Embodied energy
Embodied energy is the sum of all the energy required to produce any goods or services, considered as if that energy were incorporated or 'embodied' in the product itself. The concept can help determine the effectiveness of energy-producing or ...
, required to produce any goods or services
*Embodied water or
virtual water, the water used in the production of a good or service
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Personification
Personification is the representation of a thing or abstraction as a person, often as an embodiment or incarnation. In the arts, many things are commonly personified, including: places, especially cities, National personification, countries, an ...
, an embodiment of an entity, usually in the form of a person
See also
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Embodyment, American Christian rock band
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