Speakur

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executive function

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ec-u-tive -func-tion
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the cerebral processes that enable a person to expend willpower for the sake of completing tasks.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see executive, function.

Inflected Forms

executive functions (plural)

Synonyms

executive control cognitive control

Questions

What does executive function mean?
Any of the cerebral processes that enable a person to expend willpower for the sake of completing tasks.

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