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situation comparison table

Subject	occur	be	distract	cause	is a subtopic of	has definition
information overload		a common problem of user interfaces	the user	the user to slow down, and makes learning the system harder	7.5 - Usability Principles	A situation that occurs when the user has too much to look at
non-singleton condition	when there is almost always one of something, but occasionally there can be more than one	the inverse of singleton condition			10.3 - Defects in Ordinary Algorithms
null condition					10.3 - Defects in Ordinary Algorithms	A situation where there normally exists one or more data items to process, but sometimes there are none
singleton condition	when there is normally more than one of something, but sometimes there is only one	the inverse of non-singleton condition			10.3 - Defects in Ordinary Algorithms	A situation in which there is normally more than one of something, but should be tested for the case where there is only one
software crisis					1.1 - The Nature of Software	The situation that is said to have existed since a least the late 1970's, characterized by an inability of software developers to deliver good quality software on time and on budget

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