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Pareidolia in a sentence

Pareidolia meaning

The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.

Using Pareidolia

  • The main meaning on this page is: The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.
  • In the example corpus, pareidolia often appears in combinations such as: of pareidolia.

Context around Pareidolia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

algorithmic 1× towards 1×

Often after:

resulting 1× bias 1× 1594 1×

Sentence patterns with Pareidolia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bias towards pareidolia bias is 1× of a pareidolia 1594 however 1× pareidolia is the 1× using algorithmic pareidolia resulting in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a common example 1× emerging in 2015 1× example of a 1× pareidolia is the 1×

Common sentence endings:

dream like look 1× form of apophenia 1× in his theory 1× points of view 1×

Words around Pareidolia

Just before it in the word index:

paregoric 4 pareek 6 paree 2 paredes 44 pared 97 parecon 2

Just after it in the word index:

pareil 3 pareja 3 parejo 7 parekh 21 parel 16 pareles 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Pareidolia

  • In this selection, "pareidolia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, algorithmic, towards, resulting, bias and 1594 stand out and add context to how "pareidolia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bias towards pareidolia bias is and of a pareidolia 1594 however. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pareidolia" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pareidolia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Pareidolia is the visual or auditory form of apophenia. (9 words)

Emerging in 2015, it used a convolutional neural network to identify and enhance patterns in images using algorithmic pareidolia, resulting in images with a dream-like look. (27 words)

Example of a pareidolia (1594) However, Newbold's analysis has since been dismissed as overly speculative citation after John Matthews Manly of the University of Chicago pointed out serious flaws in his theory. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

A common example of the human bias towards pareidolia Bias is an inclination or outlook to present or hold a partial perspective, often accompanied by a refusal to consider the possible merits of alternative points of view. (37 words)

Example of a pareidolia (1594) However, Newbold's analysis has since been dismissed as overly speculative citation after John Matthews Manly of the University of Chicago pointed out serious flaws in his theory. (33 words)

Emerging in 2015, it used a convolutional neural network to identify and enhance patterns in images using algorithmic pareidolia, resulting in images with a dream-like look. (27 words)

Example sentences (4)

Emerging in 2015, it used a convolutional neural network to identify and enhance patterns in images using algorithmic pareidolia, resulting in images with a dream-like look.

A common example of the human bias towards pareidolia Bias is an inclination or outlook to present or hold a partial perspective, often accompanied by a refusal to consider the possible merits of alternative points of view.

Example of a pareidolia (1594) However, Newbold's analysis has since been dismissed as overly speculative citation after John Matthews Manly of the University of Chicago pointed out serious flaws in his theory.

Pareidolia is the visual or auditory form of apophenia.

Common combinations with pareidolia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of pareidolia 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pareidolia" in a sentence?
An example: "Emerging in 2015, it used a convolutional neural network to identify and enhance patterns in images using algorithmic pareidolia, resulting in images with a dream-like look." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "pareidolia" from authentic English texts.
What does "pareidolia" mean?
Pareidolia means: The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.
How many example sentences with "pareidolia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "pareidolia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.