reconstruction

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Reconstruction is the process of re-creating or reconstructing something that is more or less no longer existing or unknown, for example a lost work of music , literature or art , a destroyed building, a course of events or a database. The reconstruction is not only the process but also its result.

When reconstructing it is essential to orientate oneself on preserved fragments, sources or even just indications . Due to the quantity and quality of the assumptions, a reconstruction is always hypothetical .

Deviating from this generally applicable definition, the term was also used in the GDR for “replacement” or “renewal” and “modernization” in the sense of (old building) renovation , which has been partially retained in the regions concerned.

Examples of reconstruction

Mammoth in a living reconstruction
Reconstruction of Ötzi's copper ax

Web links

Wiktionary: Reconstruction  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sabina Schroeter: The language of the GDR as reflected in its literature. Volume 2. de Gruyter, 1994, ISBN 3-11-013808-5 , pp. 60, 115, 118.
  2. ^ Hans-Otto Schenk: The thesis. A guide for economists and social scientists. UTB 2657, ISBN 3-8252-2657-3 , pp. 122-141.
  3. Reconstruction in Mathematics