subitize

English

Alternative forms

subitise (British spelling)

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, intransitive) To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them.

Translations

to judge (the number of objects in a group)

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