Word origin · etymology
Descriptive English classification.
Fixed means established or held in place. The classification uses this steadiness metaphor for Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.
How we know · epistemology
Traditional classification
Classical texts document this four-sign grouping. The label describes a place within an astrological scheme; it does not show that people assigned these signs resist change.
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