subitize
Definitions
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- verb To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them.
- verb To have the ability of judging the number of objects in a group in this way
Examples
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Specifically, people and animals subitize, or perceive and estimate the number of objects by glance.
Note
The word 'subitize' comes from a Latin word meaning 'sudden'.
