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personal equation

personal equation Personal equation refers to the individual historian’s own subjective bent or bias, which helps determine what points are emphasized and what conclusions are reached.

Personal equation refers to the individual historian’s own subjective bent or bias, which helps determine what points are emphasized and what conclusions are reached. In this usage, differences in historical interpretation partly reflect the thinker’s personal standpoint as well as the school of thought they follow.