what is the definition of the term stereotype
Stereotype A stereotype is defined as " a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people".[1] Stereotypes are generalized because one assumes that the stereotype is true for each individual person. When stereotyping it concludes members of a group to all have shared traits.[2] The stereotype "Women do not play video games"[3] this may be believed as this being true only because gaming tends to be male-dominated. Stereotypes can create ignorance by generalizing individuals of a group to be all the same.[4] Stereotypes create a barrier that leads to prejudice, making one assume they know a person just based on a stereotype.[4]
Stereocenter In a molecule, a stereocenter is a particular instance of a stereogenic element that is geometrically a point. A stereocenter or stereogenic center is any point in a molecule, though not necessarily an atom, bearing groups, such that an interchanging of any two groups leads to a stereoisomer.[1] The term stereocenter was introduced in 1984 by Kurt Mislow and Jay Siegel.[2] A chiral center is a stereocenter consisting of an atom holding a set of ligands (atoms or groups of atoms) in a spatial arrangement which is not superimposable on its mirror image. The concept of a chiral center generalizes the concept of an asymmetric carbon atom (a carbon atom bonded to four different entities) such that an interchanging of any two groups gives rise to an enantiomer.[3] In organic chemistry, a chiral center usually refers to a carbon, phosphorus, or sulfur atom, though it is also possible for other atoms to be chiral centers, especially in areas of organometallic and inorganic chemistry.