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noun
The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution.
A process by which a proxy measure for a phenomenon is mistaken for the phenomenon itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: organizational psychology
Topics: business, management
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noun
The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution.
A process by which a person can predict their emotional and cognitive reactions to a phenomenon by observing the reactions of others who have already experienced that phenomenon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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History
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