decompositio
Decompositio is a Latin noun meaning the act of taking apart or dissolving a composite into its components. In modern scholarly usage, the term more commonly appears in English as decomposition, while decompositio may be encountered in historical texts or Latin writings that discuss the concept in philosophy, science, or linguistics. The concept encompasses processes that reduce a complex whole to simpler parts, whether by chemical reaction, mathematical analysis, or logical breakdown.
In chemistry, decomposition reactions involve a single compound breaking down into two or more substances, often
In mathematics and computer science, decomposition refers to representing an object as a combination of simpler
In biology and ecology, organic matter undergoes decomposition as microorganisms break it into simpler compounds, releasing
Because the term is largely superseded by decomposition in contemporary usage, references to decompositio are most