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identity politics

1. political activity or theorizing that derives from individuals’ sense of belonging to particular ethnic, sexual, or other identity-based groups, rather than from traditional party or ideological commitments.

2. the interpersonal processes involved in establishing, maintaining, and negotiating both one’s own personal and social identity and the identities of others in the social setting.

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January 29th 2025

range fractionation

range fractionation

a hypothesis of perception of stimulus intensity, stating that a wide range of intensity values can be encoded by a group of cells, each of which is a specialist for a particular range of stimulus intensities.