//[PUBLISHED] Mental Models, Frameworks, and Terminology for Thinkers
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80/20 rule
Also known as a power law, or the Pareto Principle
Economics
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absolute advantage
absolute value
the value of a function irrespective of its sign (positive or negative)
Math
accessibility
How easy something is to call to mind
Psychology
acquittal
activation energy
A chemistry term that describes the minimum energy required for a chemical system to react
Science
adverse selection
a fortiori
akrasia
A state of mind where someone acts against their own better judgment due to weakness of will.
alea iacta est
in Latin, "the die is cast" -- attributed to Julius Caesar as he crossed the river Rubicon, leading an attack on Rome: a metaphor for a point of no return
Metaphor
point of no return
allocation
Economics
"All the world's a stage“
Shakespearean metaphor likening culture to a theatrical performance: "And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances ..."
—William Shakespeare, As You Like It
Arts
Amara's Law
"We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run"
Science & Technology
annuity
a series of regular payments
Economics
see also: interest rates
antifragility
when something grows stronger under stress; when there is more upside to downside of experiencing a shock to the system
Economics
antimatter
Science & Technology
a priori
Philosophy
arbitrage
Economics
archetypes
An ideal type; a model after which others are fashioned.
Philosophy
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