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Dimensional poverty: the failure mode of classifying items
Dimensional poverty: the failure mode of classifying items along only one dimension and treating it as sufficient, preventing the system from answering questions that cut across multiple dimensions
Why This Is a Definition
This definition identifies 'dimensional poverty' as a specific failure mode, establishes its genus (classification system problem), and specifies its differentia (single-dimension classification that cannot answer cross-cutting questions). It provides a clear boundary distinguishing this from other classification failures.