architectural constraints

the limitations imposed by the structure of the brain on the type of information that it can process and on the methods it uses for processing. See also chronotopic constraints; representational constraints.

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December 27th 2024

unilateral descent

in anthropology, a system of descent or inheritance in which descent is traced through the male line only (patriarchy) or through the female line only (matriarchy). Also called unilineal descent. Compare bilateral descent. See also descent group.