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Humphrey's law

Humphrey's law noun: the phenomenon where focusing on details of a task, which are normally done without thought, makes the task difficult.

Noun

Humphrey's law (uncountable)

  1. The phenomenon where focusing on details of a task, which are normally done without thought, makes the task difficult.

Questions about Humphrey's law

What does Humphrey's law mean?
Humphrey's law means the phenomenon where focusing on details of a task, which are normally done without thought, makes the task difficult.
What part of speech is Humphrey's law?
Humphrey's law is a noun.

Words near Humphrey's law in the dictionary

  1. Humpherson
  2. Humphery
  3. Humpherys
  4. humphing
  5. Humphrey
  6. Humphrey's law
  7. Humphreys
  8. Humphreys County
  9. Humphreys Peak
  10. Humphreys series
  11. Humphreyses

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