2007-03-15 04:27:30 · 5 answers · asked by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
2007-03-15 04:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by Silly Monkey 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From the dictionary:
a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
So basically something that is too broad to use because it tried to cover too many bases.
2007-03-15 04:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
2007-03-15 04:37:15 · answer #3 · answered by mark my words 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word has Greek etymology: 'pan' means 'all', and 'chreston' means 'usuable'; in Greek the word is an adjective, but could also be used as a noun.
I would guess that in English it means something that can be used broadly/in all situations.
2007-03-15 14:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by tim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In his book Ishtar Rising Robert Anton Wilson describes a panchreston as a system that explains everything.
2007-03-15 04:52:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋