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A '''political spectrum''' is a way of comparing or visualizing different political positions. It does this by placing them upon one or more geometric axes symbolising political dimensions that it models as being independent of one another.
Many editors of [[electowiki]] prefer to think of the political spectrum as a multi-dimensional entity. Few editors agree on the best abstract definition of this spectrum.<ref>Refer to the [[EPOV|Electowiki Point of View (EPOV)]]</ref>
== Formal definition ==
Mathematically, a political spectrum is defined by:
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