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Symbolic may refer to:
Symbol , something that represents an idea, a process, or a physical entity
Mathematics, logic, and computing
Symbolic computation , a scientific area concerned with computing with mathematical formulas
Symbolic dynamics , a method for modeling dynamical systems by a discrete space consisting of infinite sequences of abstract symbols
Symbolic execution , the analysis of computer programs by tracking symbolic rather than actual values
Symbolic link , a special type of file in a computer memory storage system
Symbolic logic , the use of symbols for logical operations in logic and mathematics
Music
Social sciences
Symbolic anthropology , the study of cultural symbols and how those symbols can be interpreted to better understand a particular society
Symbolic capital , the resources available to an individual on the basis of honor, prestige or recognition in sociology and anthropology
Symbolic interaction , a system of interaction in sociology
Symbolic system , a structured system of symbols in anthropology, sociology and psychology
The Symbolic or Symbolic Order, Jacques Lacan's attempt to contrast with The Imaginary and The Real in psychoanalysis
See also
Topics referred to by the same term