Look up: salience

1. salience
   [n] - the state of being salient
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2. Salience
   Sa'li·ence noun [ See Salient .] 1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting. 2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion. Sir W. Hamilton.
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3. salience
   saliency noun the state of being salient
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4. Salience
   • (n.) The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting. • (n.) The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion.
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5. Salience
   (language) `Salience` is the state or condition of being prominent. The Oxford English Dictionary defines salience as "most noticeable or important." The concept is discussed in communication, semiotics, linguistics, sociology, psychology, and political science. It has been studied ...
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6. Salience
   (neuroscience) The `salience` (also called `saliency`) of an item – be it an object, a person, a pixel, etc – is the state or quality by which it stands out relative to its neighbours. Saliency detection is considered to be a key attentional mechanism that facilitates learning a...
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