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fixed variable

a variable whose value is specified by a researcher or otherwise predetermined and not the result of chance. Compare random variable.

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September 14th 2024

wish

wish

n.

1. in classical psychoanalytic theory, the psychological manifestation of a biological instinct that operates on a conscious or unconscious level.

2. in general language, any desire or longing.