anchoring
anchoring · anchorings
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firmThe act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
US/ˈæŋkɚɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
(countable, uncountable)The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
Forms
plural: anchorings| Singular | anchoring |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedanchoring effect
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable