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Example: The Corruption Perceptions Index is often criticized for Index Biases. It tends to rate poorer countries as more corrupt, often because it measures the perception of Western business elites, not the reality of, say, legalized corruption (lobbying, regulatory capture) in wealthy nations. This bias shapes investment flows and political discourse, punishing the Global South for forms of corruption the index is blind to in the West.
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In a manner that lacks clear explanation or obvious reason; inexplicably but without deliberate mystery.
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“You can leave your wallet, your secrets, and your soul with her—she’s integral.”
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“He didn’t just talk about doing the right thing—he was the right thing. Dude was integral.”
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In calculus class, I learned that the integral symbol is inspired by the integral parts of a violin, which makes it a fitting representation of wholeness.
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