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zombola
12-09-2015, 01:32 PM
subitize


\ SOO-bi-tahyz \ , verb;
1.
To perceive at a glance the number of items presented.



Quotes:
Below seven the subjects were said to subitize ; above seven they were said to estimate.
-- H. Gutfreund and G. Toulouse, Biology and Computation: A Physicist's Choice

I wanted to see if Pedro could subitize , so I asked, “Pedro, how many stars are in the first circle?”
-- Melissa Conklin, It Makes Sense!



Origin:
Subitize comes from the Latin word subitāre which meant "to appear suddenly".