Baader-Meinhof phenomenon
Baader-Meinhof phenomenon · Baader-Meinhof phenomenons
A cognitive bias by which a recently learned word, concept, etcA cognitive bias by which a recently learned word, concept, etc. suddenly seems to appear with improbable frequency.
Meaning
1 senses(no plural)A cognitive bias by which a recently learned word, concept, etc. suddenly seems to appear with improbable frequency.
Origin
Named in 1994 after the West German Baader-Meinhof Group of the 1970s, when a commentatorNamed in 1994 after the West German Baader-Meinhof Group of the 1970s, when a commentator unexpectedly heard two references to the group within 24 hours. The group is named after two of its leaders, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
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Forms
plural: Baader-Meinhof phenomenons| Singular | Baader-Meinhof phenomenon |
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