Before revision: In cultural anthropology, sedentism ( more correctly as sedentariness, which has a full entry in the OED while the other terms used here do not, but they are used in academic texts ; compare sedentarism) is the practice of living in one place for a long time.
After revision: In cultural anthropology, sedentism ( sometimes called sedentariness ; compare sedentarism) is the practice of living in one place for a long time.