forgeting

Meanings

• Noun

  The inability to remember information or to recall it at will.

  - "Despite studying for hours, she still struggled with forgetting key concepts."
  - "The old man's forgetting was a common problem among Alzheimer's patients."

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Variants

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Etymology

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From Old English 'forgeotan' meaning 'to drive out of the mind'.

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Trivia

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1. Forgetting is not an all-or-nothing process. Studies have shown that people can forget some information while retaining other information from the same memory.

2. The human brain can hold up to 1 petabyte of information, but we can only consciously recall about 7 bits of information (plus or minus 2) at a time.

3. Research suggests that forgetting may play a crucial role in learning and memory, as it allows us to focus on new information and filter out irrelevant details.

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Related Concepts

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1. Memory: The cognitive process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information.

2. Amnesia: A condition characterized by an inability to remember past experiences.

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Culture

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Forgetting is a natural part of the human experience, but it can also be a source of frustration and anxiety, particularly in academic and professional settings. In literature, forgetting is often used as a metaphor for loss, regret, or the passing of time.

How to Memorize "forgeting"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize forgetting, try visualizing a container or jar that is filling up with sand or water, representing the information you need to remember. Each piece of information is a grain of sand or a drop of water. To forgetting, imagine the container slowly draining or the grains of sand or drops of water slipping away.

2. associate
   

   - To associate forgetting with a specific image or phrase, try imagining a key or a lock. The key represents the information you need to remember, and forgetting is the lock that prevents you from accessing that information.

3. mnemonics
   

   - To use mnemonics to memorize forgetting, try creating an acronym or a sentence that helps you remember the definition. For example, FORGETTING could stand for 'Frequently Occurs, Requires Attention, Generally Transient, Engages Emotion, Triggers Interference, Necessitates Organization, Generates Errors, Takes Time'.

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