surprisal
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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
This analysis revealed that sentences with higher surprisal generate higher responses in the brain.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024
Upon another occasion, John of Gordon is said to have partially succeeded in the surprisal of the town of Berwick, although the superiority of the garrison obliged him to relinquish his enterprise.
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Unless by surprisal and extreme despatch, there is clearly no hope!
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 by Carlyle, Thomas
