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#### <s class="topic-title">[[spandrel]]</s>
> [!wikipedia] [spandrel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandrel)
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> A spandrel is a roughly triangular space, usually found in pairs, between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame; between the tops of two adjacent arches or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square. They are frequently filled with decorative elements.
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Used in [[Evolutionary Biology]] to describe traits that are present but haven't been selected for. Coined by Gould and Lewontin.
In:: [[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#294293305q|Darwin's Cathedral]]
**See**:: [[Sticky concepts]]
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