age

1. n. the amount of time that has passed since an organism’s birth; that is, an individual’s chronological age. Compare gestational age.

2. n. a measure of physical or mental development (e.g., anatomical age, educational age, or reading age).

3. n. a specific period of human life (as in middle age, old age). See developmental levels.

4. vb. to grow older. See aging; secondary aging.

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Psychology term of the day

February 20th 2025

dual representation

the ability to comprehend an object simultaneously as the object itself and as a representation of something else. For example, a photograph of a person can be represented both as the print itself and as the person it depicts. Also called dual encoding; dual orientation.