surprisal
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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
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 analysis revealed that sentences with higher surprisal generate higher responses in the brain.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024
Unless by surprisal and extreme despatch, there is clearly no hope!
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 by Carlyle, Thomas
The Prussians, more than once, had nearly got into the place by surprisal; but, owing to mere luck of the Austrians, never could,—say the same parties.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 by Carlyle, Thomas
