eidetic

adjective

ei·det·ic ī-ˈde-tik How to pronounce eidetic (audio)

: marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images

an eidetic memory

eidetically

ī-ˈde-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce eidetic (audio)

adverb

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Eidetic is the technical adjective used to describe what we more commonly call a photographic memory. The word ultimately derives from the Greek noun eidos, meaning "form." The ability of certain individuals to recall images, sounds, or events with uncanny accuracy is a subject of fascination for researchers in the field of psychology. Among notable people who were reputed to have eidetic memories is the late television comic Jackie Gleason, who reportedly was able to memorize an entire half-hour script in a single read-through.

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Recent Examples on the Web Others have benefited from the club’s eidetic memory.

New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022 Abrams also graduated from Yale Law and has an excellent memory, though not an eidetic one.

Washington Post, 6 May 2021 Olson contends that Audubon had an eidetic memory—commonly called photographic memory—because the sometimes astounding positions of his birds have been verified by contemporary videos and photographs captured via telephoto lenses.

Marissa Fessenden, Scientific American, 17 May 2013 And so, now, all he is left with are his memories: vivid and bright and 98 percent eidetic, and not just for score lines but for sensations, too.

Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020 If anything, my largest quibble with the show is that Lucy’s main skill as a historian seems to be having a near-eidetic memory of dates and names, when— let’s be real—memorizing dates is not actually what history is about.

Rachel Kaufman, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018

单词	eidetic
释义	eidetic adjective ei·det·ic ī-ˈde-tik : marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images an eidetic memory eidetically ī-ˈde-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb Did you know? Eidetic is the technical adjective used to describe what we more commonly call a photographic memory. The word ultimately derives from the Greek noun eidos, meaning "form." The ability of certain individuals to recall images, sounds, or events with uncanny accuracy is a subject of fascination for researchers in the field of psychology. Among notable people who were reputed to have eidetic memories is the late television comic Jackie Gleason, who reportedly was able to memorize an entire half-hour script in a single read-through. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Others have benefited from the club’s eidetic memory. New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022 Abrams also graduated from Yale Law and has an excellent memory, though not an eidetic one. Washington Post, 6 May 2021 Olson contends that Audubon had an eidetic memory—commonly called photographic memory—because the sometimes astounding positions of his birds have been verified by contemporary videos and photographs captured via telephoto lenses. Marissa Fessenden, Scientific American, 17 May 2013 And so, now, all he is left with are his memories: vivid and bright and 98 percent eidetic, and not just for score lines but for sensations, too. Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020 If anything, my largest quibble with the show is that Lucy’s main skill as a historian seems to be having a near-eidetic memory of dates and names, when— let’s be real—memorizing dates is not actually what history is about. Rachel Kaufman, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018 Word History Etymology Greek eidētikos of a form, from eidos form — more at wise First Known Use circa 1924, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition eidetic adjective ei·det·ic ī-ˈdet-ik : marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images an eidetic memory
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eidetic

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