absolute

adj.

1. not limited or subject to restriction, as in absolute power.

2. not conditional on or relative to anything else, as in absolutism. See also cultural universalism.

3. denoting an ultimate limit, as in absolute zero. —absolutist adj.

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February 20th 2025

dual representation

dual representation

the ability to comprehend an object simultaneously as the object itself and as a representation of something else. For example, a photograph of a person can be represented both as the print itself and as the person it depicts. Also called dual encoding; dual orientation.