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by IanCal 328 days ago
Then that definition is at odds with how the field has used it for many decades.

You can have your own definition of words but it makes it harder to communicate.

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You're absolutely right! We're not at a conference with other practicioners in the field, we're on the Internet where anybody with an Internet connection can contribute, and the article we're commenting on didn't take the time to define the term before using it either, so here we are.