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thin slice

thin slice noun: a minimal amount of information or experience used to make quick inferences about something through thin-slicing.

Noun

thin slice (plural thin slices)

  1. A minimal amount of information or experience used to make quick inferences about something through thin-slicing.
    • Bernieri is an expert in what's known as "thin-slicing methodology". His research is based on the theory that we make a reasonably accurate assessment of a person from observing just a few seconds, or a "thin slice", of their behaviour.2009 March 7, Rosie Ifould, “Acting on impulse”, in The Guardian

thin slice meaning in Gujarati

thin slice in Gujarati

thin slice or flat piece
કાતરી kātrī

Forms of thin slice

pluralthin slices

Questions about thin slice

What does thin slice mean?
Thin slice means a minimal amount of information or experience used to make quick inferences about something through thin-slicing.
What is thin slice in Gujarati?
Thin slice in Gujarati is કાતરી (kātrī). See Thin slice meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is thin slice?
Thin slice is a noun.
What is the plural of thin slice?
The plural of thin slice is thin slices.

Words near thin slice in the dictionary

  1. thin shaming
  2. thin skin
  3. thin skins
  4. thin skull rule
  5. thin skull rules
  6. thin slice
  7. thin slices
  8. thin space
  9. thin spaces
  10. thin the herd
  11. thin trading

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thin slice (page history and authors); કાતરી (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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