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verb (wikipedia, subitizing and counting)
(subitizes, subitizing, subitized)
- (transitive) to judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them
- (intransitive) to have the ability of judging the number of objects in a group in this way
Translations: (trans-top, transitive: judge (the number of objects in a group))
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(trans-top, intransitive: judge the number of objects in a group)
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Etymology: subitus, "sudden", from the feeling of immediately knowing the number of items present
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