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Merton's Matthew Effect (1968)

Credit accrues disproportionately to already-recognized scientists. "For unto every one that hath shall be given." The mechanism by which Noether's work was absorbed into Hilbert's and Einstein's attributional gravity. Still operating.

— defined in 159th Edition, May 11, 2026
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Defined 159th EditionW19 · May 11, 2026