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acuity

noun as in vigilance

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Figuring out how memories form may ultimately help us learn more about ourselves and keep our mental acuity intact.

They relished this secondary seek-and-find game, which made its way into academic studies and mental acuity tests, and later turned Nina herself into a reluctant celebrity.

For instance, in one study looking at the impact of swimming on mental acuity in the elderly, researchers concluded that swimmers had improved mental speed and attention compared with nonswimmers.

As babies get in the five month to one year range, they can see objects farther away and with more acuity.

Such cheap, tiny models could help students learn about proteins regardless of vision acuity, Shaw says.

In the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital.

Borges, at first, was oblivious to her absolute lack of intellectual acuity.

But it is the emotional acuity that shines through all these works that makes your heart sing.

Beyond the mental acuity needed to focus through the pain, the young woman must also abide by a strict diet.

The unblinking electronic eye was an extension of his own reflexes and acuity—when the red light went on, all else was excluded.

In full acuity of vision even high degrees of hypermetropia are no trouble to children.

The examination showed for the right eye hypermetropia 1·5, for the left myopia 3·5 D.; full acuity of vision on both sides.

Full visual acuity on both sides—in the first examination slight myopia - ·75 D. is specified, afterwards emmetropia.

The acuity of hearing was no longer so pronounced and the sense of refreshment, although still present, was not intense.

The doctor must correct, as far as possible, the want of acuity noticed.

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On this page you'll find 184 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to acuity, such as: awareness, brilliance, guile, ingenuity, insight, and intellect.

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