alley maze

a maze consisting of paths formed by walls of opaque material tall enough to prevent an individual within it from jumping out. Alternatively, alley mazes may have shorter walls and be covered by a top. An incorrect choice within the maze leads to a cul-de-sac. It is one of two primary types of maze, the other being an elevated maze.

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nonadditive

adj. describing values or measurements that cannot be meaningfully summarized through addition because the resulting total does not correctly reflect the underlying properties of and associations between the component values. For example, if two variables a and b interact to influence another variable y, the addition of the separate effects of a and b will not equal the total effect since the contribution of the interaction needs to be included. Compare additive.