Noun
excession (countable and uncountable, plural excessions)
An act or state of exceeding something; excess.
Also, by custom, as described in Excession, any artifact (be it a tool or vessel) above a certain capability level has to be given sentience. Source: Internet
Minds generally refrain from using their all-seeing capabilities to influence people's reputations, though they are not necessarily themselves above judging people based on such observations, as described in Excession. Source: Internet
In Excession, a sub-group of Minds conspires to provoke a war with the extremely sadistic Affront, although the conspiracy is foiled by a GSV that is a deep cover Special Circumstances agent. Source: Internet
In a 2002 interview with Science Fiction Weekly magazine, when asked: Excession is particularly popular because of its copious detail concerning the Ships and Minds of the Culture, its great AIs: their outrageous names, their dangerous senses of humour. Source: Internet
Character traits like strong shyness, while very rare, are not fully unknown, as shown in Excession. Source: Internet
Excession These hyperspace engines do not use reaction mass and hence do not need to be mounted on the surface of the ship. Source: Internet