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subitizable

subitizable adjective: able to be subitized.

Adjective

subitizable (not comparable)

  1. Able to be subitized
    • Because our nonsymbolic comparison paradigm included quantities in the subitizable range, we computed the above correlations after separating the nonsymbolic trials into those with numerosities of less than or equal to 4 (subitizable) and with numerosities above 4 (nonsubitizable).2016 February 10, “The Mediating Relation between Symbolic and Nonsymbolic Foundations of Math Competence”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of subitizable

From subitize + -able.

Questions about subitizable

What does subitizable mean?
Subitizable means able to be subitized.
What part of speech is subitizable?
Subitizable is an adjective.

Words near subitizable in the dictionary

  1. subitised
  2. subitises
  3. subitising
  4. subitive
  5. subitives
  6. subitizable
  7. subitization
  8. subitize
  9. subitized
  10. subitizer
  11. subitizers

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