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attribution

noun
/ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.

  1. derived from attributio
  2. derived from attribution

Definitions

  1. The act of attributing something.

  2. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.

    • The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.

  3. A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually…

    A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Authority or function assigned

The neighborhood

Derived

attributional, attributionist, attribution theory, deattribution, microattribution, misattribution, nonattribution, not for attribution, overattribution

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at attribution. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at attribution. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at attribution

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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