chunking

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A noun referring to the cognitive process of organizing smaller pieces of information into larger, more meaningful units, often used in psychology and learning theory.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den kognitiven Prozess bezeichnet, bei dem kleine Informationseinheiten zu größeren, sinnvollen Einheiten zusammengefasst werden; wird häufig in der Psychologie und Lerntheorie verwendet.

1. Cognitive grouping C1 formal

   The process of organizing or grouping smaller pieces of information into larger, more manageable units to improve memory or understanding.

   • Chunking helps students remember long sequences of numbers.
   • The psychologist explained how chunking improves short-term memory.
   • By using chunking, she could recall the entire list effortlessly.

   🇩🇪Chunking

   Synonyme: categorizationclusteringgroupingorganization

• chunkings plural form
• chunkings' possessive plural form
• chunking's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of breaking something into smaller pieces or groups, or to throw something with force.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das das Zerlegen von etwas in kleinere Teile oder Gruppen bezeichnet oder das kraftvolle Werfen von etwas.

1. To break into pieces B2 informal

   To divide something into large, irregular pieces or chunks.

   • She chunked the chocolate into the cookie dough.
   • He chunked the wood for the fireplace.
   • The machine chunked the ice into small cubes.

   🇩🇪In Stücke brechen

   Synonyme: break upchopcut upfragmenthacksplit

2. To throw or toss B2 informal american

   To throw something in a casual or careless manner.

   • He chunked the ball across the field.
   • She chunked her bag onto the couch.
   • They chunked the trash into the bin.

   🇩🇪Werfen

   Synonyme: chuckflinghurllobslingtoss

• chunked past participle
• chunked past simple
• chunking present participle
• chunks third person singular