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object permanence

object permanence noun: the understanding (typically developed during early infancy) that an object still exists even when it disappears from sight, or other senses.

Noun

object permanence (uncountable)

  1. The understanding (typically developed during early infancy) that an object still exists even when it disappears from sight, or other senses.

Questions about object permanence

What does object permanence mean?
Object permanence means the understanding (typically developed during early infancy) that an object still exists even when it disappears from sight, or other senses.
What part of speech is object permanence?
Object permanence is a noun.

Words near object permanence in the dictionary

  1. object lesson
  2. object lessons
  3. object manipulation
  4. object of art
  5. object oriented programming
  6. object permanence
  7. object pool pattern
  8. object pool patterns
  9. object pronoun
  10. object pronouns
  11. object request broker

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