subitize

== English == === Alternative forms === subitise (UK) === Etymology === From Latin subitus (“sudden; unexpected”) +‎ -ize, from the feeling of immediately knowing the number of items present. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʌbɪtaɪz/ === Verb === subitize (third-person singular simple present subitizes, present participle subitizing, simple past and past participle subitized) (transitive, intransitive, psychology) To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them. [from 1949] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== subitive ==== Translations ==== === See also === numeron French numéron