There are places where flowers swarm.
Pululan is a conjugation of the verb pulular , which comes from the Latin word pullulāre . The concept is used to name what predominates or is abundant in a certain place.
For example: “We can't eat in a place where cockroaches swarm: it's better to go somewhere else” , “Designers and artists swarm in this neighborhood because it is considered an avant-garde district” , “Plastic bottles and bags that swarm in the sand end up reaching the sea and contaminating the entire ocean, putting the lives of an enormous number of species at risk.”
Examples of elements that swarm
Swarming, in short, is usually associated with the abundance of something . Suppose someone says that, in a certain region, “rodents abound.” This means that in this area there is a significant presence of these animals , something that can cause health problems, affect crops, etc.
If a city “swarms garbage dumps,” what will be pointed out is that there is a large number of spaces where garbage and waste are thrown. The use of the verb swarm will denote that these garbage dumps are too many for the locality in question and that, therefore, some measure would have to be taken to eradicate them.
Abundance, of course, can be positive in certain contexts. A garden in which “flowers swarm” will be considered a green space of great beauty due to its variety of flora. In a house where “books abound,” for its part, there will be an interesting literary and cultural offering available to its inhabitants.
When garbage dumps swarm, an environmental problem occurs.
The concept in science and computing
In the scientific community, for example, it is possible to hear that "prebiotic molecules swarm through protosols" , to describe the following phenomenon : we all know that the Sun is not unique in the universe, but that there are other similar stars, although we cannot determine how many; In some of the points in outer space where they are born, human beings have already detected complex organic molecules, such as formamide , which can give rise to the emergence of amino acids, sugars and also nucleic acids, essential for life. This is an important discovery that may refer to the existence of planets similar to ours out there .
Computer science also has uses for the term in question. More precisely in the world of social networks and forums, the verb "swarm" is often used to talk about people of a certain class, especially if they are people with negative attitudes , who group together and frequent certain places. Let's look at some example sentences: "This forum is full of scholars who never contribute anything but always criticize everything that others publish," " I don't advise you to enter this site, since trolls abound in it, and it becomes impossible." maintain an adult and fluid conversation .
Another use of this verb on the Internet refers to the abundance of personal information on sites of various types, such as social networks and job boards, which is a concern for certain people, especially adults who seek to protect the identity of their children. . In this context, it is possible to say that "our data swarms across the network."
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Given the similarity of certain terms, it is common for Spanish speakers to fail to notice a small spelling difference and to use one instead of the other, even when their meanings are completely unrelated. As if this were not enough, we often use words whose meaning would make us blush if we really knew what we were saying, especially when we are in public.
Pulular is often confused with "purular", and this error is perhaps worse than the ones just mentioned, since in this case the second word does not exist, it is not part of the RAE dictionary, but was born from a misunderstanding of the first.