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   Cultural Resistance and 'Conceptual Inertia'
   Some elements fail to transmit despite vigorous introduction efforts. This resistance is often attributed to Conceptual Inertia [entries/conceptual-inertia/], the inherent stability of deeply ingrained cognitive frameworks. For instance, attempts by the Neo-Assyrian Empire to impose a base-12 numerical system onto their Babylonian subjects invariably failed because the latter's established [administrativ…