Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subitization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: subiti-za-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of, or act of, glancing at a group of a few objects and knowing how many there are without actually counting.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Monkeys and other animals can compute the exact number of a small set of objects at a glance without explicitly counting. The ability is called subitization."

Etymology

From subitize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: subitize

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does subitization mean?: The process of, or act of, glancing at a group of a few objects and knowing how many there are without actually counting.
Where does subitization come from?: From subitize + -ation.

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