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uniqueness

n. in factor analysis, that part of the variance of a variable that it does not share with any other variable in the system. It is given as 1 – hj2, where hj2 is the communality of the jth variable. Each of the observed variables in the data set being analyzed can be expressed as a combination of a common factor shared among all variables plus a unique factor associated with a measurement error or another specific, individual source of variation.

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least perceptible duration

least perceptible duration

see just noticeable duration.