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law of continuation

DEFINITIONS OF: law of continuation

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n a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction

Synonyms:
continuation, good continuation
Type of:
Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization
a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
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