👉 In linguistics and cognitive science, heterochronic is a term used to describe a situation where an object appears in two or more different positions at once. This can occur due to variations in the way light interacts with an object, such as when it reflects off of a surface or another object. For example, consider a piece of glass that has been polished and polished again. When viewed from a distance, the surface of the glass appears to be both bright white (the color of the glass)
