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Bounded vs Centered Sets

Submitted by Larry on 25 April 2020 - 4:43pm

In recent years I've come across an interesting distinction that I keep having to explain to people. To make it easier I am writing it up in a single place for reference.

Specifically, there's two different ways that humans can conceptualize a definition or category: Bounded sets and Centered sets. It seems to be a discussion that's all the rage in religious circles, but I first ran across it in an entirely secular context in the IT field.