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subitize
[ soo-bi-tahyz ]
verb (used with or without object)
, Psychology.
, su·bi·tized, su·bi·tiz·ing.
- to make an immediate and accurate reckoning of (the number of items in a group or sample) without needing to pause and actually count them: for an average adult, the maximum number of such items is generally observed to be six:
No one on our team was able to subitize the sets with eight or more triangles.
It seems that some people can subitize more proficiently at certain times of the day.
subitize
/ ˈsʌbɪˌtaɪz /
verb
- psychol to perceive the number of (a group of items) at a glance and without counting
the maximum number of items that can be subitized is about five
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subitize1
C20: from Latin subitus sudden + -ize
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