common fate

• Ein gemeinsames Schicksal oder Ergebnis, das eine Gruppe von Menschen oder Objekten betrifft; in der Psychologie bezeichnet es das Gestaltprinzip, nach dem Elemente, die sich in dieselbe Richtung bewegen, als zusammengehörig wahrgenommen werden.

A shared destiny or outcome that affects a group of people or things together, often used in psychology to describe a principle of perceptual grouping where elements moving in the same direction are perceived as a unit.

1. Shared destinyB2formal

   A situation or outcome that is experienced by a group of people or things together.

   Gemeinsames Schicksal

   • The two companies shared a common fate during the economic crisis.
   • The soldiers knew they faced a common fate on the battlefield.
   • The team's common fate was sealed by their collective effort.

2. Gestalt principleC1formal

   A principle of perceptual grouping where elements that move together or change together are perceived as a single unit.

   Gesetz des gemeinsamen Schicksals

   • In design, the principle of common fate helps create visual unity.
   • The animation used common fate to group the moving dots.
   • Psychologists study common fate to understand how humans perceive motion.