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In [[Frame of reference (physics)|physics]], an observational set of coordinates tied to the motion of an observer used to establish physical events, possibly including a measurement apparatus; in the social sciences, the set of assumptions that are part of the cognitive response to stimuli; in [[library and information science]], as well as writing, the organizational structure of information.
In [[physics]], an observational set of coordinates tied to the motion of an observer, used to describe physical events and possibly including a measurement apparatus (see [[Frame of reference (physics)]]); in the social sciences, the set of assumptions that are part of the cognitive response to stimuli; in [[library and information science]], as well as writing, the organizational structure of information.

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In physics, an observational set of coordinates tied to the motion of an observer, used to describe physical events and possibly including a measurement apparatus (see Frame of reference (physics)); in the social sciences, the set of assumptions that are part of the cognitive response to stimuli; in library and information science, as well as writing, the organizational structure of information.