Umbrella term
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An umbrella term is a word that provides a superset or grouping of related concepts. Thus cryptology is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis. Similarly, an "umbrella group" can be an organization which is a central and co-ordinating body representing a number of smaller, separate bodies.
Examples in
- Grave goods
- Venus figurines: (They extend over diverse time periods.)
- Votive deposit: (They are 'essentially' in every human culture/"tribe".)
Examples in
- Punctuated equilibrium: Created 1972 in the category of Evolution, or Speciation, etc., but could obviously be applied to other "topics". Definition: (See Wiki page: Punctuated equilibrium contrasted against, Gradualism.)
Other examples
- Straw man. (Two Dictionary definitions.)
References
- Editors of Random House. Random House Webster's College Dictionary, Eds. of Random House, (Random House, New York), c 1992,1991. With various: Indices, Tables, Guides, etc., 1568 pgs.
other umbrella terms
- Punctuated equilibrium: Created 1972 in the category of Evolution, or Speciation, etc., but could obviously be applied to other "topics". Definition: (See Wiki page: Punctuated equilibrium contrasted against, Gradualism.)
Other examples
- Straw man. (Two Dictionary definitions.)
References
- Editors of Random House. Random House Webster's College Dictionary, Eds. of Random House, (Random House, New York), c 1992,1991. With various: Indices, Tables, Guides, etc., 1568 pgs.
other umbrella terms
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