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hyperacuity

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + acuity.

  1. derived from acuō
  2. derived from acuitas
  3. derived from acuité
  4. inherited from acuite
  5. prefixed as hyperacuity — “hyper + acuity”

Definitions

  1. sensory performance finer than the receptor grain

    • Acuity and hyperacuity are now used as the terms applied to the limits, respectively, of resolution and localization.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hyperacuity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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