spinson

Etymology

Blend of spin (“property of a subatomic particle”) + person. Based on the idea that a person's opinion can be likened to the up or down spin of a quark. Coined by Piotr Nyczka and Katarzyna Sznajd-Weron in 2013.

spinson means an agent in an agent-based model representing a person who holds one of two opposite opinions on a topic (for example, "for" or "against"). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

An agent in an agent-based model representing a person who holds one of two opposite opinions on a topic (for example, "for" or "against").“The evolution of a spinson’s opinion is governed by two different processes: (i) independence and (ii) social and mass-media influence.”