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ˈθɔrnˌdaɪkthorndike

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Thorndike, Dame Sybil Thorndikenoun

    English actress (1882-1976)

  2. Thorndike, Edward Lee Thorndikenoun

    United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)

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  1. thorndike

    Thorndike is a surname of British origin often associated with Edward Lee Thorndike, a renowned American psychologist who contributed significantly to studies on animal behavior and learning. His theories, including the law of effect and law of exercise, laid the foundation for the theory of operant conditioning later developed by B.F. Skinner. The term "Thorndike" can therefore also refer to his learning theories or experiments.

Wikidata

  1. Thorndike

    Thorndike is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Israel Thorndike, a landowner. The population was 890 at the 2010 census.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. THORNDIKE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thorndike is ranked #39555 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Thorndike surname appeared 556 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Thorndike.

    92.8% or 516 total occurrences were White.
    6.8% or 38 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Thorndike in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Thorndike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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