Definitions for forgetting
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1. forgettingnoun

   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.

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1. Alex

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   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. Leonard Cohen:

   Seven to eleven is a huge chunk of life, full of dulling and forgetting. It is fabled that we slowly lose the gift of speech with animals, that birds no longer visit our windowsills to converse. As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armor themselves against wonder.

2. Laurence J. Peter:

   Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.

3. Peter Shankman:

   Sports trends are definitely growing as more sports teams embrace what they can do, when you give people an outlet and order to create something, you’re forgetting that people inherently want to be funny and want to be seen.

4. Hector Berlioz:

   Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.

5. Art Alexakis:

   So, if you see me stumbling... sweaty, looking both tired and anxious at the same time, maybe a little more confused than usual, or forgetting lyrics yet looking happy( which is weird for me), please know that I have not fallen off the wagon, i am just learning how to be the new me.

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