Subitize

//ˈsʌbɪtaɪz//

Synonyms for "subitize"

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Translations

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Dutch

1 entries
  • subitiseren verb (to judge (the number of objects in a group))

Esperanto

1 entries
  • tujpercepti verb (to judge (the number of objects in a group))

German

1 entries
  • simultanerfassen verb (to judge (the number of objects in a group))

Sample sentences

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Previous researchers have noted a similarity between the set sizes that adults can estimate rapidly, or subitize, and the set sizes that infants can discriminate: both are less than five items. This similarity has led some to suggest that subitizing is […]

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When students subitize, they know how many because the arrangement is familiar and/or friendly. While recent information about the benefits of teaching subitizing has surfaced (Clements, 1999), early use of the term appeared more than […]

Source: wiktionary

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