An aspect is one part or side of something, especially when you are thinking about or describing it.
It comes from Latin *aspectus*, meaning 'a look' or 'appearance', from *aspicere* 'to look at'. First it meant how something looks, then it broadened to mean any side or feature of a thing or idea.
Thinking in 'aspects' is a powerful mental trick: you don’t have to judge something as simply good or bad—you can split it into parts and examine each one. That’s exactly what experts do when they analyze problems or complex systems.
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