how to pronounce involution

/ɪnvəˈluːʃən/

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involution is pronounced in four syllables

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meanings of involution

noun:

An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.
A complicated grammatical construction.
The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.
Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.
A power: the result of raising one number to the power of another.
The regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.

involution frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word involution occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics involution can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that involution can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;