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==One-dimensional==
{{main|Left-right political spectrum}}
The '''left–right political spectrum''' (also called a "'''uniform linear political spectrum'''") is a system of classifying political positions, [[wikipedia:Ideology|ideologies]] and [[Political party|parties]] from [[wikipedia:social equality|social equality]] on the left to [[wikipedia:Social stratification|social hierarchy]] on the right. The intermediate stance is called [[centrism]] and a person with such a position is a [[moderate]] or centrist. On this type of [[political spectrum]], [[wikipedia:left-wing politics|left-wing politics]] and [[wikipedia:right-wing politics|right-wing politics]] are often presented as opposed, although a particular individual or group may take a left-wing stance on one matter and a right-wing stance on another; and some stances may overlap and be considered either left-wing or right-wing depending on the ideology.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Milner|first=Helen|date=2004|title=Partisanship, Trade Policy, and Globalization: Is There a Left–Right Divide on Trade Policy|url=https://www.princeton.edu/~hmilner/forthcoming%20papers/ISQ_milner_judkins2004.PDF|journal=International Studies Quarterly|volume=48|issue=|pages=95–120|doi=10.1111/j.0020-8833.2004.00293.x|pmid=|accessdate=|via=}}</ref> In [[France]], where the terms originated, the left has been called "the party of movement" and the right "the party of order".<ref>Knapp & Wright, p. 10.</ref><ref>Adam Garfinkle, Telltale Hearts: The Origins and Impact of the Vietnam Antiwar Movement (1997). Palgrave Macmillan: p. 303.</ref><ref>"[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left Left (adjective)]" and "[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left?show=1&t=1325146819 Left (noun)]" (2011), ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''.</ref><ref>Roger Broad, ''Labour's European Dilemmas: From Bevin to Blair'' (2001). Palgrave Macmillan: p. xxvi.</ref>
 
=== Formal definition ===
The simplest example of a political spectrum is the [[left-right political spectrum]]. Using the formulas above: n=1, v(x)=1, and d(x,y)=|x-y|. The directions on this spectrum are normally referred to as left and right.
 
=== Horseshoe theory ===
 
See [[Horseshoe theory]].
 
==Two-dimensional==