Essential Terminology

The following terms are essential if you wish to gain an understanding of the periclentious fendument.

Embrophemes

An embropheme is the general term for a body within the fendument. Embrophemes can contain other embrophemes, so when it is necessary to identify those that are not within another, we refer to them as high-level embrophemes or grellitrae.
 

Globinscular Region 

This can be thought as the space that separates the high-level embrophemes. It is a diffusional matrix that governs how a number of reactions occur.
 

Activants 

An activant is the general term for something that effects a change within the fendument. The primary activant within a fendument is called a daerthrope, and these will be discussed in detail. We will come across a further type called an irethone.

Namli

Whilst embropheme is the general term for a body within a fendument, a namli is a basic embropheme, usually comparatively small in size, occurring in larger numbers. Examples are phlaba, umicrophenes, taebrites and gylons.

Bezet

This is the general term for a physical part of an embropheme. 

Olythin

This is a skin, membrane or other such boundary around an embropheme.

Serbel

This is a channel that connects one area of the fendument to another. It may be a bezet within an embropheme, or a physical connection between two embrophemes.
 

Psericle

 This is an opening, usually in the surface of an embropheme, through which activants may pass in or out.

Elisets and the Prelentic Class

Elisets

This is a term used to describe an aspect of fendumentology that can largely be considered in isolation. This allows us to organise our studies into smaller subject areas, and also assists those who decide to specialise rather than obtain a general overview.

The Prelentic class

All fenduments within the prelentic class have a number of terms in common. As the intention is to study the periclentious fendument, one should be familiar with these terms, of which the following are most common:

• Embrophemes,
• Globinscular Region
• Activants (in particular, Daerthropes),
• Namli,  
• Bezets,
• Olythins
• Serbels and
• Psericles.

From this point, all unqualified references to a fendument will assume we are discussing the periclentious fendument, and consequently these prelentic terms will apply.

The Origins of Fendumentology

The earliest known research regarding the periclentious fendument dates from the early 1980s by undergraduates studying at the University of Hull. The research was instrumental in the formation of the Institute of Fendumentology. An extract of this key work appears below.

“The pendiphlabatic neulones of the globinscular region of the periclentious fendument are somewhat ebaschulent. However, the Snedril-Vasque Theorem pertaining to the egloberal nodes of this region states that any appreciable xebosynthesis during the decanistration period is atypical of an ebaschulent state. In fact, the interaction of the egloberal nodes creates a situation of unstable chysanthropy. Thus it becomes apparent, in this specific case, that the neulones are not only pendiphlabatic but also endocyclonous. This additional property of the neulones acts as a chysanthropic inhibitor, allowing the xebosynthetic process to continue during decanistration.”

To the uninitiated, the quantity of new terminology within the above extract is overwhelming. Any new field has a degree of terminology that the newcomer has to overcome, and this is especially so here, because of the abstract nature of fendumentology. Where possible, terms will be introduced gradually, and analogies will be used where appropriate. One should be prepared for a large learning curve.

Further, whilst the etymology of some terms will be discussed, this will be the exception rather than the rule.

Introduction - What is a Fendument?

A fendument is a closed system. It does not interact with external entities, nor do external entities have an effect upon it. Its purpose is to embody a branch of abstract logic, and the term fendumentology has been coined to represent the investigation of changes that can occur within a fendument.
  
As to the word fendument itself, there are assorted views on the origins of the term, most of which are perfectly acceptable. Some are of the opinion that it is merely a variation of the word fundamental, highlighting its independent nature; i.e. the fact that a fendument is the base level upon which we build all further study. Others note the word stem fend, indicating different aspects of its independence; i.e. it fends for internal entities and fends off external entities. When combined with the word domain we are then referring to an independent environment. Another common interpretation is that the entire word is derived from feigned domain, indicating a simulated environment or sphere of influence; this allows us to interpret the abstract.
 
By its very definition, there are numerous types of fendument, and undoubtedly more may be introduced over time. Most study has been regarding the periclentious fendument, with chronomodular and stasic fenduments also worthy of mention. These are classified as the greater prelentic fenduments. Little work has been done on the melanthic fendument or the numerous lesser prelentic variations.
 
The contents of a fendument are far from static and there are many interactions therein that prompt investigation.
 
The etymology of periclentious indicates peri- i.e. a prefix denoting something that surrounds an object, an example being perimeter. The next part of the word denotes the abbreviation CLENT, denoting controlled logical events: non time-based.
 
Stasic fenduments are heavily subject to spatial constraints and chronomodular fenduments are heavily subject to time constraints. This document is more concerned with pure fendumentology (i.e. the emphasis on logical abstraction) within the prelentic class, so we wish to avoid such constraints. This is our reason for restricting our investigations to the periclentious fendument.