ATTENTION SPAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does attention span mean? 

• ATTENTION SPAN (noun)
  The noun ATTENTION SPAN has 1 sense:

1. the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity

  Familiarity information: ATTENTION SPAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATTENTION SPAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("attention span" is a kind of...):

span (the complete duration of something)

 Context examples 

Memory, judgement, attention span, and impulse control are often impaired, and may be accompanied by PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY, hemiparesis, reflex abnormalities, and other signs of localized neurologic dysfunction.

(Multi-Infarct Dementia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)