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repetition, repetition, repetition

repetition, repetition, repetition proverb: repeated practice and exposure to material is vital for learning it through memory retention.

Proverb

repetition, repetition, repetition

  1. Repeated practice and exposure to material is vital for learning it through memory retention.
    • Since these concepts and words are new to you, you must mix them in your memory in about the same manner that a child learns language: repetition, repetition, repetition.1967, Gerald A. Gladstein, Individualized Study: A New Approach to Succeeding in College, Rand McNally, page 139
    • The authors took the three Jesuit principles of teaching to heart: repetition, repetition, repetition. Each important topic is covered several times, though their presentation would be much better if the cross referencing were better.1987 February, Marc D. Donner, “Book Review: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide by Gail Anderson and Paul Anderson (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1986) $23.95”, in Australian Unix Systems User...
  2. (broadly) Repetition is important.

Examples of repetition, repetition, repetition in a sentence

  • And repetition, repetition, repetition is the place where learning happens and knowledge of what the body can and cannot do is refined.2008, Janet Batsleer, Informal Learning in Youth Work, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 110:
  • The main thing to remember is that you are training your mind, and repetition, repetition, repetition is the key.2015, Duke Sharp, Garage Band Theory, Cowboy Heaven Publishing, →ISBN, page 378:

Origin of repetition, repetition, repetition

A somewhat visual pun, repeating repetition (“the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated”) three times. Compare practice, practice, practice (“emphatic guidance on the importance of practice to learning a skill or similar”), and see also location, location, location (“locations are important”).

Questions about repetition, repetition, repetition

What does repetition, repetition, repetition mean?
Repetition, repetition, repetition means repeated practice and exposure to material is vital for learning it through memory retention.
How do you use repetition, repetition, repetition in a sentence?
And repetition, repetition, repetition is the place where learning happens and knowledge of what the body can and cannot do is refined.
What part of speech is repetition, repetition, repetition?
Repetition, repetition, repetition is a proverb.

Words near repetition, repetition, repetition in the dictionary

  1. repetiteurs
  2. repetitio
  3. repetition
  4. repetition time
  5. repetition times
  6. repetition, repetition, repetition
  7. repetitional
  8. repetitionary
  9. repetitioned
  10. repetitioner
  11. repetitioners

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