universality of emotions

the finding that certain emotional expressions, appraisals, and manifestations are the same or highly similar across cultures and societies. Compare cultural specificity of emotions. See also primary emotion.

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May 9th 2024

ordinate

n. the vertical coordinate in a graph or data plot; that is, the y-axis. See also abscissa.