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Obliteration by incorporation
In sociology of science, obliteration by incorporation (OBI) occurs when at some stage in the development of a science, certain ideas become so accepted that their contributors are no longer cited. Eventually, its source and creator are forgotten as the concept enters common knowledge.
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