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  2. Art of memory - Wikipedia

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    Art of memory. The art of memory (Latin: ars memoriae) is any of a number of loosely associated mnemonic principles and techniques used to organize memory impressions, improve recall, and assist in the combination and 'invention' of ideas. An alternative term is "Ars Memorativa" which is also translated as "art of memory" although its more ...

  3. Hafiz (Quran) - Wikipedia

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    Hafiz (/ ˈhɑːfɪz /; Arabic: حافظ, romanized: ḥāfiẓ, pl. ḥuffāẓ حُفَّاظ, f. ḥāfiẓa حافظة), depending on the context, is a term used by Muslims for someone who has completely memorized the Quran which consists of 77,797 words in the original Classical Arabic. [1] Hafiza is the female equivalent. [2]

  4. Memorization - Wikipedia

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    Memorization (British English: memorisation) is the process of committing something to memory. It is a mental process undertaken in order to store in memory for later recall visual, auditory, or tactical information. The scientific study of memory is part of cognitive neuroscience, an interdisciplinary link between cognitive psychology and ...

  5. Memoria - Wikipedia

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    Memoria was the discipline of recalling the arguments of a discourse. It generally received less attention from writers than other parts of rhetoric, as there is less to be said about the subject. However, the need to memorize speeches did influence the structure of discourse to some extent. For example, as part of dispositio, some attention ...

  6. List of mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    NICER DRUMS (N ervous, I ntegumentary, C irculatory, E ndocrine, R espiratory, D igestive, R eproductive, U rinary, M uscular, S keletal) Intrinsic muscles of hand [39] ' A OF A OF A'. Thenar (lateral to medial-palmar surface): A bductor pollicis brevis. O pponens pollicis.

  7. Mnemonic major system - Wikipedia

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    The major system (also called the phonetic number system, phonetic mnemonic system, or Hérigone's mnemonic system) is a mnemonic technique used to help in memorizing numbers. The system works by converting numbers into consonants, then into words by adding vowels. The system works on the principle that images can be remembered more easily than ...

  8. Elocution - Wikipedia

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    Elocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone as well as the idea and practice of effective speech and its forms. It stems from the idea that while communication is symbolic, sounds are final and compelling. [1][2] Elocution emerged in England in the 18th and 19th centuries and in the United States during ...

  9. Fahrenheit 451 - Wikipedia

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    They have each memorized books should the day arrive that society comes to an end, with the survivors learning to embrace the literature of the past. Wanting to contribute to the group, Montag finds that he partially memorized the Book of Ecclesiastes, discovering that the group has a special way of unlocking photographic memory. While ...