Definitions for forgetting
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1. forgetting(Noun)

   The mental act by which something is forgotten.

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1. Forgetting

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1. Forgetting

   Forgetting refers to apparent loss of information already encoded and stored in an individual's long term memory. It is a spontaneous or gradual process in which old memories are unable to be recalled from memory storage. Problems with remembering, learning and retaining new information are a few of the most common complaints of older adults. Memory performance is usually related to the active functioning of three stages. These three stages are encoding, storage and retrieval. Many different factors influence the actual process of forgetting. An example of one of these factors could be the amount of time the new information is stored in the memory. Events involved with forgetting can happen either before or after the actual memory process. The amount of time the information is stored in the memory, depending on the minutes hours or even days, can increase or decrease depending on how well the information is encoded. Studies show that retention improves the increased rehearsal. This improvement occurs because rehearsal helps to transfer information into long term memory. - practice makes perfect. It is subject to delicately balanced optimization that ensures that relevant memories are recalled. Forgetting can be reduced by repetition and/or more elaborate cognitive processing of information. Emotional states are just one of the many factors that have been found to effect this process of forgetting. As a disorder or in more severe cases this may be described as amnesia.

How to pronounce forgetting?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forgetting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forgetting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of forgetting in a Sentence

1. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Forgetting is a blessing; remembering is a blessing! We are lucky that we can forget; we are lucky that we can remember!

2. Charles Baudelaire:

   We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.

3. Alfred Brophy:

   Removing these statues facilitates people forgetting about the bad old days, we have this idea that it is all about morals, but you have to contextualize these issues.

4. Jordan Spieth:

   I forget how I felt the back nine of Chambers. British is still fresh, engagement is still fresh. I’ll probably at some point end up forgetting (nerves) at the British, but I won’t probably forget the engagement.

5. President Barack Obama:

   She was even asked to double-check the computer's math on John Glenn's orbit around the earth. So if you think your job is pressure-packed, hers meant that forgetting to carry the one might send somebody floating off into the solar system.

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