A state of being inactive or stuporous. / A state of apathy or lethargy. / (biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.

The act of breaking a problem down into components which can be solved independently before being joined back together to obtain a solution to the whole problem.

Quality of being swirly.

A language using symbols, such as hieroglyphs. / A form of shorthand in scientific or mathematic calculations.