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pareidolianoun
The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in reversed music.
Etymology: From ; παρα + εἴδωλον.
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Pareidolia
Pareidolia (; also US: ) is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one sees an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Common examples are perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations, seeing faces in inanimate objects, or lunar pareidolia like the Man in the Moon or the Moon rabbit. The concept of pareidolia may extend to include hidden messages in recorded music played in reverse or at higher- or lower-than-normal speeds, and hearing voices (mainly indistinct) or music in random noise, such as that produced by air conditioners or fans.Scientists have taught computers to use visual clues to "see" faces and other images.
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Pareidolia
Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus being perceived as significant, a form of apophenia. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon or the Moon rabbit, and hearing hidden messages on records when played in reverse. The word comes from the Greek words para in this context meaning something faulty, wrong, instead of; and the noun eidōlon the diminutive of eidos. Pareidolia is a type of apophenia, seeing patterns in random data.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pareidolia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pareidolia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- pareidolio Note: "Pareidolia" does not have a direct translation in Esperanto, so the term remains the same.Esperanto
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- ಪ್ಯಾರಿಡೋಲಿಯಾKannada
- PareidoliaKorean
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- парейдолияRussian
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- pareidoliaTurkish
- пареїдоліяUkrainian
- پیریڈولیاUrdu
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- pareidoliaYiddish
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