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social limitation

a restriction attributed to social policy or barriers (structural or attitudinal) that limit individuals, particularly those with disabilities, from performing specific tasks or that deny them access to the services and opportunities associated with full participation in society.

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harmonic

harmonic

n. a pure-tone component whose frequency is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency. For example, the third harmonic of 500 Hz is 1500 Hz. An overtone is a harmonic, but the numbering is different: 1500 Hz is the second overtone of 500 Hz.