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TA (9)
TA (9)
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an abbreviation for the
tone arm
: a
control
lever on the
E-Meter
. The
tone arm
registers density of
mass
in the
mind
of the
preclear
. This is
actual
mass
, not imaginary, and
can
be weighed, measured by
resistance
, etc. Therefore, the
tone arm
registers the
state
of the
case
at any given
time
in
processing
. As a person is
processed
, mental
mass
shifts
and dissipates, and the
auditor
moves the
tone arm
to compensate for these fluctuations. TA is also used as a n abbreviation for
tone arm action
.
Tone arm action
refers to the measurement of how much the
auditor
had to move the
tone arm
downward (counterclockwise) during a
session
, and is used as a n
index
of
case
improvement in the
preclear
.
Tone arm action
is measured in
units
called divisions. A
division
is the distance between any of the two
consecutive
numbers
appearing on the
tone arm
dial.
—TR-12 Approved Film Glossary