Meanings
nounattention span (plural attention spans)
plural attention spans
- The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.
He has learning difficulties because of his short attention span.
1 more example
Limit your training sessions to fifteen minutes; twice each day. One half-hour session is not recommended as a rock's attention span is rather short. Remember; a bored rock is an unhappy rock.
1975, Gary Dahl, The care and training of your PET ROCK
Translations
Dutch aandachtsspanne, spanningsboog
- aandachtsspannetime one can pay attention
- spanningsboogtime one can pay attention
Finnish keskittymiskyky, keskittymisjänne
- keskittymiskykytime one can pay attention
- keskittymisjännetime one can pay attention
- huomiojännetime one can pay attention
French capacité de concentration
- capacité de concentrationtime one can pay attention
German Aufmerksamkeitsspanne
- Aufmerksamkeitsspannetime one can pay attention
Polish koncentracja uwagi
- koncentracja uwagitime one can pay attention
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Chicago
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