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pavlov's dog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
pavlov's -dog
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who reacts instinctively to a stimulus, without thought or consideration.

Example Sentences

Etymology

In reference to the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov's work on classical conditioning: he discovered that dogs could be conditioned to salivate when a bell was rung, if it had previously been rung whenever food was given.

Inflected Forms

Pavlov's dogs (plural) Pavlov dog (alternative)

Questions

What does pavlov's dog mean?
A person who reacts instinctively to a stimulus, without thought or consideration.
Where does pavlov's dog come from?
In reference to the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov's work on classical conditioning: he discovered that dogs could be conditioned to salivate when a bell was rung, if it had previously been rung whenever food was given.

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