Dunbar's number
Definitions
A suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. It has been proposed to lie between 100 and 250, with a commonly used value of 150.
Examples
“Dunbar's number⟳ might have⟳ remained a curiosity but for the fact that subsequent research⟳ found that this number⟳ has arisen repeatedly, across the planet, in terms of actual human social group sizes.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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