subitize
English
Alternative forms
- subitise (mainly UK)
Etymology
From Latin subitus (“sudden; unexpected”) from the feeling of immediately knowing the number of items present.
Verb
subitize (third-person singular simple present subitizes, present participle subitizing, simple past and past participle subitized)
- (transitive) to judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them
- (intransitive) to have the ability of judging the number of objects in a group in this way
Translations
transitive: judge (the number of objects in a group)
intransitive: judge the number of objects in a group