closure principle

clo·sure prin·ci·ple

in psychology, the principle that when one views fragmentary stimuli forming a nearly complete figure (for example, an incomplete rectangle) one tends to ignore the missing parts and perceive the figure as whole. See: gestalt.

clo·sure prin·ci·ple

(klō'zhŭr prin'si-pĕl) psychology The principle that when one views fragmentary stimuli forming a nearly complete figure (e.g., an incomplete rectangle) one tends to ignore the missing parts and perceive the figure as whole.
See: gestalt