Interdependent
adjective
Things or people that need each other to function, work or exist.
The economic success of one nation is interdependent to the economic success of its neighbours.
Often appears as...
- interdependent relationship
- interdependent system
adjective
Things or people that need each other to function, work or exist.
The economic success of one nation is interdependent to the economic success of its neighbours.
Often appears as...
- interdependent relationship
- interdependent system
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Equal
Interdependent elements may not contribute equally, but all are necessary for overall function.
In the ecosystem, plants and animals are interdependent, though not equally crucial.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
The meaning of 'interdependent' can change based on the system or relationship being discussed.
In a team project, members' skills are interdependent to achieve success.
Pro Tip 3/3Complex Systems
Use 'interdependent' to describe complex situations where multiple factors rely on one another.
Urban infrastructure is an interdependent system of transportation, communication, and utilities.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Equal
Interdependent elements may not contribute equally, but all are necessary for overall function.
In the ecosystem, plants and animals are interdependent, though not equally crucial.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
The meaning of 'interdependent' can change based on the system or relationship being discussed.
In a team project, members' skills are interdependent to achieve success.
Pro Tip 3/3Complex Systems
Use 'interdependent' to describe complex situations where multiple factors rely on one another.
Urban infrastructure is an interdependent system of transportation, communication, and utilities.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Equal
Interdependent elements may not contribute equally, but all are necessary for overall function.
In the ecosystem, plants and animals are interdependent, though not equally crucial.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
The meaning of 'interdependent' can change based on the system or relationship being discussed.
In a team project, members' skills are interdependent to achieve success.
Pro Tip 3/3Complex Systems
Use 'interdependent' to describe complex situations where multiple factors rely on one another.
Urban infrastructure is an interdependent system of transportation, communication, and utilities.
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The global movement to...
and it will not be solved by tech solutions alone. These tools can inform us, but ultimately the challenge is one that can only be addressed by us, by all of us. Just like the interdependent species that make up natural ecosystems, we humans are deeply dependent on one another.
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The inside story of the...
Because we were trained to believe that there always are winners and losers, and that your loss is my gain. Well, now that we're in a world in which we have reached planetary boundaries and that we are not just so interconnected, but increasingly interdependent on each other,
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Why is biodiversity so...
It provides key microhabitats, shelter and breeding grounds for thousand of species of fish, crustaceans and mollusks. Corals also form interdependent relationships with fungi and bacteria. The coral itself is a loom that allows the tangled net of biodiversity to be woven.
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The big impact of small...
interesting aspect thing we have to do is to build that individual support for individual areas of policy and say look what that amounts to is independence within an interdependent world how do you make the economic case for independence the political case is this
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Who would the rest of...
as no doubt you're sick of hearing people tell you, in a globalized, hyperconnected, massively interdependent world where the political decisions of people in other countries can and will have an impact on our lives no matter who we are, no matter where we live.
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How the West can adapt...
So multilateralism works. There's another reason why we have to work with the UN. The world is shrinking. We are becoming a small, interdependent, global village. All villages need village councils. And the only global village counsel we have,
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Paddy Ashdown: The...
And here's the third factor, which is totally different. Today in our modern world, because of the Internet, because of the kinds of things people have been talking about here, everything is connected to everything. We are now interdependent.
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His Holiness Pope...
to an integral vision on life, starting from the conviction that everything in the world is connected and that, as the pandemic made sure to remind us, we are interdependent on each other,
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Cameras Reveal the...
and see their close family ties and how truly social interdependent and caring they really are and what has emerged is quite surprising even to the biologists
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Benjamin Barber: Why...
with terrorism, with war, all now cross-border problems. In fact, we live in a 21st-century world of interdependence, and brutal interdependent problems,
Video examples
The global movement to...
and it will not be solved by tech solutions alone. These tools can inform us, but ultimately the challenge is one that can only be addressed by us, by all of us. Just like the interdependent species that make up natural ecosystems, we humans are deeply dependent on one another.
Video examples
The inside story of the...
Because we were trained to believe that there always are winners and losers, and that your loss is my gain. Well, now that we're in a world in which we have reached planetary boundaries and that we are not just so interconnected, but increasingly interdependent on each other,
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
It provides key microhabitats, shelter and breeding grounds for thousand of species of fish, crustaceans and mollusks. Corals also form interdependent relationships with fungi and bacteria. The coral itself is a loom that allows the tangled net of biodiversity to be woven.
Video examples
The big impact of small...
interesting aspect thing we have to do is to build that individual support for individual areas of policy and say look what that amounts to is independence within an interdependent world how do you make the economic case for independence the political case is this
Video examples
Who would the rest of...
as no doubt you're sick of hearing people tell you, in a globalized, hyperconnected, massively interdependent world where the political decisions of people in other countries can and will have an impact on our lives no matter who we are, no matter where we live.
Video examples
How the West can adapt...
So multilateralism works. There's another reason why we have to work with the UN. The world is shrinking. We are becoming a small, interdependent, global village. All villages need village councils. And the only global village counsel we have,
Video examples
Paddy Ashdown: The...
And here's the third factor, which is totally different. Today in our modern world, because of the Internet, because of the kinds of things people have been talking about here, everything is connected to everything. We are now interdependent.
Video examples
His Holiness Pope...
to an integral vision on life, starting from the conviction that everything in the world is connected and that, as the pandemic made sure to remind us, we are interdependent on each other,
Video examples
Cameras Reveal the...
and see their close family ties and how truly social interdependent and caring they really are and what has emerged is quite surprising even to the biologists
Video examples
Benjamin Barber: Why...
with terrorism, with war, all now cross-border problems. In fact, we live in a 21st-century world of interdependence, and brutal interdependent problems,
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Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican Economist
In a globally interdependent world, a better financial and investment system cannot be achieved on a country-by-country basis. There may be no one-size-fits-all model for economic development, but without global standards and complementary regulations, the long-term outlook for the world economy will remain bleak.
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Lynn Whitfield
American Actress
What I'm really praying is that we, as a people, understand that we are interdependent upon each other. We don't want police to leave; we want policing in our world. But I think that people aren't comfortable with each other.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.
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Loretta Lynch
American Public Servant
In a world that is more interconnected and interdependent than ever before, it is critical that we work together to uphold the norms and statutes that keep our citizens safe, our countries secure, and our economies fair.
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Rollo May
American Psychologist
I have long believed that love and will are interdependent and belong together. Both are conjunctive processes of being - a reaching out to influence others, molding, forming, creating the consciousness of the other.
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John Boyd Orr
Scottish Politician
We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent that the absolute national sovereignty of nations is no longer possible.
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Sam Gyimah
British Politician
Brexit is an immensely complex national challenge encompassing issues from sovereignty and trade to security in an increasingly interdependent world.
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Jacques Yves Cousteau
French Explorer
However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that we become more interdependent every day.
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Michelle Bachelet
Chilean Politician
In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.
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Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another.
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Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican Economist
In a globally interdependent world, a better financial and investment system cannot be achieved on a country-by-country basis. There may be no one-size-fits-all model for economic development, but without global standards and complementary regulations, the long-term outlook for the world economy will remain bleak.
Quote examples
Lynn Whitfield
American Actress
What I'm really praying is that we, as a people, understand that we are interdependent upon each other. We don't want police to leave; we want policing in our world. But I think that people aren't comfortable with each other.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.
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Loretta Lynch
American Public Servant
In a world that is more interconnected and interdependent than ever before, it is critical that we work together to uphold the norms and statutes that keep our citizens safe, our countries secure, and our economies fair.
Quote examples
Rollo May
American Psychologist
I have long believed that love and will are interdependent and belong together. Both are conjunctive processes of being - a reaching out to influence others, molding, forming, creating the consciousness of the other.
Quote examples
John Boyd Orr
Scottish Politician
We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent that the absolute national sovereignty of nations is no longer possible.
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Sam Gyimah
British Politician
Brexit is an immensely complex national challenge encompassing issues from sovereignty and trade to security in an increasingly interdependent world.
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Jacques Yves Cousteau
French Explorer
However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that we become more interdependent every day.
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Michelle Bachelet
Chilean Politician
In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.
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Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another.
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