surprisal
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Origin of 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
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
I can only say we shall be most glad to see you, when weather suits, and that it will be a joyful surprisal to see the Hoods.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Mary Lamb
Two objects were contemplated by him: one, the surprisal of the British works at the north end of New York Island; the other the capture or destruction of Delancey's corps of refugees in Morrisania.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving
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