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Definition fixation

Etymology

From Old French fixation.

Noun

fixation (countable and uncountable, plural fixations)

1. The act of fixing.
2. The state of being fixed or fixated.
3. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
4. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
5. In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
6. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
7. (law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
8. (genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.

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