Term: perseveration: the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: cardioid: an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: caput: a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: meter: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: foeniculum: very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: pyxidanthera: one species: pyxie; the eastern United States
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: strop: a leather strap used to sharpen razors
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: rotational latency: (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: beetroot: beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: doctor of dental medicine: a doctor's degree in dental medicine
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