Glossary

Band-Pass Filter

"A BPF is a device that passes frequencies within a certain range and rejects (attenuates) frequencies outside that range"
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Goodhart's Law

"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure".
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Holon

"A holon is something that is simultaneously a whole in and of itself, as well as a part of a larger whole."
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Jevons Paradox

Increasing efficiency in resource use often leads to greater total consumption of that resource, not less. Eg cheaper batteries, cheaper electricity, LED lightbulbs
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Magical Number Seven

"...the number of objects an average human can hold in short-term memory is 7 ± 2. This has occasionally been referred to as Miller's law."
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