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legasthenia

n. a controversial syndrome in which the primary symptom is difficulty in synthesizing letters into words and analyzing words by breaking them down into their component letters, despite adequate intellectual and perceptual ability.

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September 8th 2024

drift

drift

n.

1. a reduction in variation in genetic traits that can occur when sampling from continually smaller groups, such that some traits ultimately become excluded from possibility.

2. a reduction in the reliability of technical instruments orin the accuracy of observers over time. See instrument drift; observer drift.