numeron
numeron noun: a hypothetical nonverbal cognitive representation of a numeric amount.
Noun
numeron (plural numerons)
- A hypothetical nonverbal cognitive representation of a numeric amount.
- Of course, it is also possible that Sheba's mental representations of 1, 2, 3, and 4 may have been symbolic, accumulator representations or numeron representations.2001, Joao Branquinho, The Foundations of Cognitive Science, page 45
- Specifically, and in direct contrast to the numeron model, the idea of an accumulator is that the brain converts numerical events into an analogue representation.2008, Gregory R. Bock, Gail Cardew, Characterizing Human Psychological Adaptations, page 99
Forms of numeron
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Origin of numeron
From numero- + -on (“forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units”). Coined in 1986 by Rochel Gelman and C. R. Gallistel.
Questions about numeron
- What does numeron mean?
- Numeron means a hypothetical nonverbal cognitive representation of a numeric amount.
- What part of speech is numeron?
- Numeron is a noun.
- What is the plural of numeron?
- The plural of numeron is numerons.
Words near numeron in the dictionary
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