subitise
subitise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subitize.
Meaning of subitize
Verb
subitize (third-person singular simple present subitizes, present participle subitizing, simple past and past participle subitized)
- To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them.
- Previous researchers have noted a similarity between the set sizes that adults can estimate rapidly, or subitize, and the set sizes that infants can discriminate: both are less than five items. This similarity has led some to suggest that subitizing is […]2002, Kelly S. Mix, Janellen Huttenlocher, Susan Cohen Levine, Quantitative Development in Infancy and Early Childhood, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47
Forms of subitise
| third-person singular present | subitises |
|---|---|
| present participle | subitising |
| past participle | subitised |
| past | subitised |
Questions about subitise
- What is subitise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Subitise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subitize.
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