Subconstruct

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A secondary or subsidiary construct.

    "This is surprising given that reasoning ability is a central subconstruct within the structure of IQ. Where IQ scores have been covaried, results have been inconsistent."

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"This is surprising given that reasoning ability is a central subconstruct within the structure of IQ. Where IQ scores have been covaried, results have been inconsistent."

Etymology

From sub- + construct.

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