fragmention
Fragmention is a neologism used to denote an entity or concept formed through fragmentation of a larger whole. In various contexts it is used as a generic term for any fragment-bearing object, whether physical or conceptual.
Etymology: formed from fragment plus ion, echoing scientific terminology; the suffix -ion connotes a process or
In chemistry and mass spectrometry, the standard term is fragment ion; fragmention appears occasionally as a
In philosophy and literary analysis, fragmention can describe a piece of memory, text, or identity that remains
In fictional or speculative contexts, fragmention has been used to name discrete fragments that retain partial
See also: fragment ion; fragmentation; decomposition; emergent phenomena.