Find over 25,000 psychological definitions


animate noun

a noun denoting a living entity capable of being the agent of an action; an inanimate noun is one denoting any other entity. The distinction affects the form of the noun in some languages and can be significant in case grammar.

Browse dictionary by letter

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Psychology term of the day

January 19th 2025

confidence limit

confidence limit

either of the values at the upper and lower ends of a confidence interval, which provide an estimated range for the value of a population parameter. Also called confidence bound.