Reading this, I came to "infoductivity" to qualify the property you refer to. 
Not yet supra-infoductivity, but at least we need a term to qualify how much 
the information fluidly flows through the net.
Cheers,
Laurent

Le 5 févr. 2013 à 00:37, Peter Murray-Rust a écrit :

> I want to create a neologism for the infinitely fast flow of knowledge when 
> there are no barriers and am looking for a (probably) Greek root.
> 
> The metaphor is superconductivity and superfluidity. A superconducting magnet 
> can support trains, run for ever, etc. Any impedance destroys it. I want to 
> argue that only Open Knowledge (a la OKD) is fit for the modern age - that 
> licences, logins, etc completely destroy the flow of knowledge.
> 
> So, analogous with superconductivity and superfluidity do we have a word for 
> knowledge?
> 
> supersophicity? (sophos = wisdom)
> supergnosis? supergnosicity? (but conflation with Christian theology)
> 
> or ???
> 
> P.
> 
> 
> 
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