different between argentic vs agentic

English

Adjective

argentic (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
2. (chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.

Synonyms

• (of, pertaining to or containing silver): argentous, silvery

Derived terms

• argentic chloride

Translations

See also

• argentous

Anagrams

• catering, citrange, creating, creäting, reacting, reäcting

English

Etymology

agent +? -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?.?d??n.t?k/, /?.?d??n.t?k/

Adjective

agentic (comparative more agentic, superlative most agentic)

1. That behaves like an agent, assuming no responsibility for actions or their consequences, only following the orders of someone in authority.
2. (psychology, by extension, of a psychological state of a person) that obeys authority (introduced in Milgram's theory).

   Most individuals can be easily triggered to enter, and be comfortable in the agentic state.
3. (psychology) Having to do with performance, or achieving status.
4. (psychology) Having agency; able to make independent decisions in pursuit of a goal.

Related terms

• agency
• agent

Translations

See also

• Milgram experiment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia