principle of locality

noun

The principle that an object is influenced directly only by its immediate surroundings; i.e. adhering to the limit of the speed of light.

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Meanings

noun
  1. quantum mechanicsThe principle that an object is influenced directly only by its immediate surroundings; i.e. adhering to the limit of the speed of light.
  2. human sciencesThe principle that well-formedness of syllables can only be derived from syllable-internal information.

    One would expect to find nasal codas followed by any consonant class (stop, continuant, or sonorant), as is the case with liquid codas. If nasal-stop clusters are heterosyllabic, this restriction that the nasal be followed by a stop violates the principle of Locality.

    1993, Hesse, R., Imyan Phonology, page 34
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