Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebbian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: heb-bian
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Canadian neuropsychologist Donald Hebb or his theories and techniques.

Example Sentences

"I could follow the shape of the Hebbian Law: if two neurons fire together, their connection grows stronger and stimulation gets easier the next time out."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Hebb Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Hebbian From Hebb + -ian.

Derived Forms

neoHebbian

Phrases

Hebbian learning Hebbian theory

Questions

What does hebbian mean?: Of or relating to Canadian neuropsychologist Donald Hebb or his theories and techniques.
Where does hebbian come from?: Etymology tree English Hebb Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Hebbian From Hebb + -ian.

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