Arrival term

Arrival term noun

ar·riv·al term | ə-ˈrī-vəl-ˌtərm

: a word or phrase that, upon being learned, enables a person to recognize and understand a previously indistinct pattern, condition, or experience

See also: linguistic relativity; threshold concept; Heptapod logogram

An Arrival term does not merely describe experience after the fact; acquiring it changes what
can be perceived.

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