Anti-Fragile
| Anti-fragile is a term used in several fields, including economics, finance, and computer science, to describe systems, entities, or objects that gain from disorder or chaos. The concept was first introduced by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, which examines how some systems or entities thrive in conditions of stress, uncertainty, and change, while others do not. In the financial world, the term is often used to describe investments that are able to withstand or even benefit from market volatility. For example, a company that is able to quickly adapt to changes in the marketplace and take advantage of them may be described as anti-fragile. In computer science, the term is used to describe systems that are able to recover from errors or unexpected events. For example, a computer system that is designed to automatically detect and correct errors is said to be anti-fragile. The concept of anti-fragility has been found to be helpful in a variety of fields, as it provides a way to think about systems or entities that are able to thrive in conditions of stress, uncertainty, and change. |
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