{{wiktionary|involution}} '''Involution''' may refer to: == Mathematics == * Involution (mathematics), a function that is its own inverse * Involution algebra, a *-algebra: a type of algebraic structure * Involute, a construction in the differential geometry of curves * Exponentiation (archaic use of the term)
== Socioeconomics == * Involution (economics), an economic concept that describes an excess of competition<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/business/china-involution-competition-deflation.html | title=China’s Problem With Competition: There’s Too Much of It | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2025-07-22}}</ref> * Neijuan, a Chinese concept related to intense social pressure * ''Agricultural Involution'', a 1963 study of intensification of production through increased labour inputs
== Philosophy == * Involution (esoterism), several notions of a counterpart to evolution * Involution (Meher Baba), the inner path of the human soul to the self as described by Meher Baba * Involution (Sri Aurobindo), term in the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
== Other uses == * Involution (medicine), the shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus after pregnancy) * ''Involution'' (album), a 1998 music album by Michael Marcus and the Jaki Byard trio
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