an artefact vs an artifact

Both 'an artefact' and 'an artifact' are correct. The 'artifact' spelling is more commonly used in American English, while 'artefact' is more common in British English. The choice between the two depends on the English variant you are using.

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an artefact

This is a correct spelling commonly used in British English.

Use 'an artefact' when writing in British English to refer to an object made by a human being, typically of cultural or historical interest.

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4 days ago ... Getting the data from two different groups provided a check on whether the results are an artefact of cultural differences, or if they are ...
"Psychiatric comorbidity": an artefact of current diagnostic systems? Br J Psychiatry. 2005 Mar;186:182-4. doi: 10.1192/bjp.186.3.182.
The context of an artefact can be broken into two categories: primary context and secondary context. A matrix is a physical setting within which an artefact ...
Are metabolic adaptations to weight changes an artefact? Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Oct 4;114(4):1386-1395. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab184.
Feb 16, 1984 ... Is stepwise sarcomere shortening an artefact? John D. Altringham,; Roberto Bottinelli &; Joan W. Lacktis.
Therefore, to show that the reported data on the presence of Cr(VI) in foodstuffs are an artefact of inappropriately applied analytical methodology, ...
Apr 8, 2020 ... Our results show that previous interpretations of exponential increases in tetrapod diversity through the Phanerozoic are an artefact of the ...
Jul 22, 2010 ... AF is not just an artefact in the ICU, and the article of Meierhenrich and colleagues contributes to our better understanding of the ...

Alternatives:

an artifact

an artifact

This is a correct spelling commonly used in American English.

Use 'an artifact' when writing in American English to refer to an object made by a human being, typically of cultural or historical interest.

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Aug 29, 2023 ... morality is an artifact of human culture, devised to help us ... The caves contained many prehistoric artifacts. an artifact from the ...

Alternatives:

an artefact

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