surprisal
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This analysis revealed that sentences with higher surprisal generate higher responses in the brain.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
They also used a computational technique to quantify each sentence's "surprisal," or how uncommon it is compared to other sentences.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
This is consistent with previous studies showing people have more difficulty processing sentences with higher surprisal, the researchers say.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
For their expedition to rob our gardens, they had brought their sovereign's sole heir along with them, as they never leave any of the royal family behind them, for fear of a surprisal.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 398, November 14, 1829 by Various
The tradition probably refers to an unsuccessful attempt at surprisal by their enemies.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 by James Athearn Jones
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