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Meaning of subitization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The process of, or act of, glancing at a group of a few objects and knowing how many there are without actually counting.

uncountable

Examples

“Monkeys and other animals can compute the exact number of a small set of objects at a glance without explicitly counting. The ability is called subitization.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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