Tensegrity or tensional integrity is a property of structures with an integrity based on a balance between tension and compression components. The idea has been applied to a broad range of phenomena from philosophy to cellular mechanics.
"Tensegrity" was coined by Fuller, though the definition of the word and the set of concepts to which it refers is subject to some passionate debate.
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