retention

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of holding or keeping something in the mind.

  - "After studying for the exam, he had a good retention of the information."
  - "The teacher praised the students for their excellent retention of new vocabulary words."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with retention
reminiscence , adherence , preference

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Variants

List of all variants of retention that leads to same result
retention , retentions

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Latin word 'tenere' meaning 'to hold'

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Trivia

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1. The human brain can hold up to 1 petabyte of information, but only a small fraction of it is actively used.

2. Short-term memory can hold around 7 items, plus or minus 2, according to George Miller's 'magic number' theory.

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Related Concepts

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1. Memory: The mental faculty of storing and retrieving information

2. Learning: The acquisition of knowledge or skill through experience, study, or instruction

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Culture

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Retention is a fundamental cognitive process that plays a crucial role in learning and memory. It is often discussed in the context of education and is an essential component of effective studying.

How to Memorize "retention"

1. visualize
   

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3. mnemonics
   

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