Examples of Umbrella Terms
- In archaeology and anthropology
- Grave goods
- Venus figurines: (They extend over diverse time periods.)
- Votive deposit: (They are "essentially" in every human culture/"tribe".)
- Standing stone
- In earth science
- Punctuated equilibrium was coined in 1972 in the category of evolution, or speciation, etc., but could obviously be applied to other "topics". Punctuated equilibrium is different from gradualism.
- Other
- Straw man (two dictionary definitions)
- Psychokinesis (numerous alleged psychic force abilities described under this term)
- Psychosis (describes nine distinct diagnoses)
- Daltonism (umbrella for various color-blindness problems)
- Intellectual property (umbrella for certain exclusive rights in intangible things)
- Sick sinus syndrome (collection of various heart disease diagnoses typically in elderly individuals)
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