long-term memory
Definition
Noun: * Your general store of remembered information: The system of the brain responsible for storing, managing, and retrieving information over extended periods, from days to a lifetime. It holds facts, experiences, skills, and concepts.
Usage
- Long-term memory is used to describe the cognitive faculty responsible for retaining information beyond the immediate present. It is often contrasted with short-term or working memory.
- It functions as a noun phrase, typically used in singular form. It can be modified by adjectives (e.g., long-term memory, long-term memory).
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "Commit something to long-term memory": To learn or memorize something so that it is stored permanently.
- Repeated practice is necessary to commit these formulas to long-term memory.
- "Retrieve/access something from long-term memory": To recall or bring stored information back into conscious awareness.
- The smell of the ocean instantly retrieved the vacation from his long-term memory.
Variants and Related Words
- LTM: A common acronym for "long-term memory."
- Declarative Memory: A subtype of long-term memory for facts and events that can be consciously recalled.
- Procedural Memory: A subtype of long-term memory for skills and how to perform tasks.
- Episodic Memory: A type of declarative memory for personal experiences and specific events.
- Semantic Memory: A type of declarative memory for general knowledge and facts about the world.
Synonyms
- Retentive memory
- Enduring memory
- Permanent memory
Antonyms
- Short-term memory (STM)
- Working memory
- Immediate memory
Noun
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your general store of remembered information
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