chunking

indénombrable

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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le processus cognitif consistant à regrouper de petits fragments d'information en unités plus grandes et significatives, souvent utilisé en psychologie et en théorie de l'apprentissage. Peut aussi désigner la division d'un ensemble en segments plus faciles à traiter.

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.

   🇫🇷Regroupement cognitif

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de diviser quelque chose en plus petits morceaux ou groupes, ou de jeter quelque chose avec force.

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.

   🇫🇷morceler en gros morceaux

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷jeter négligemment

   Synonymes: chuckflinghurllobslingtoss

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