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Chunking
Meaning
Noun
●
The process of
reducing
something to
short
,
thick
pieces
, usually using a
hammer
or a crowbar.
●
In Psychology:
A
strategy
for making more
efficient
use of
short-term memory
by
recoding
information.
●
In Writing:
A method of
presenting
information which
splits
concepts
into small
pieces
or "chunks" of information to make
reading
and understanding
faster
and
easier
, using such methods as
bulleted lists
,
short
subheadings
, or
short
sentences
with
one or two
ideas
per sentence.
●
In Computing:
The
division
of
memory
or
data
etc. into
smaller
units
for
easier
processing.
●
In Education & Mathematics:
The partial-quotients method for
solving
simple
division
problems by
repeated
subtraction.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of chunk
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Whittling
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Encoding
Grouping
Kiting
Decoding
Hitting
Cleaving
Slicing
Peeling
Tossing
Hammering
Retrieval
Juking
Parsing
Kitting
Memorizing
Chopping
Repetition
Processing
Mnemonics
Poking
Cutting
Memorization
Pulling
Coding
Inferencing
Abstraction
Vocabulary
Categorization
Splitting
Widdling
Semantic
Splatting
Learning
Translating
Summarization
Clearing
Clustering
Memory
Scooping
Reading
Dodging
Mnemonic
Grammar
Schemata
Clobbering
Pattern Matching
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