"boundary term" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boundary terms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boundary term (plural boundary terms)
  1. (sociology) A word or phrase that is used for othering; a term that serves to identify someone or something as other than the speaker. Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-boundary_term-en-noun-kWv-LxRT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
  2. (mathematics) A term that must be added to an equation to represent a boundary condition. Categories (topical): Mathematics Derived forms: Gibbons-Hawking-York boundary term
    Sense id: en-boundary_term-en-noun-OOGvX2aL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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