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noun
A cognitive bias by which a recently learned word, concept, etc. suddenly seems to appear with improbable frequency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: no-plural
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: Baader-Meinhof effect, frequency illusion
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named in 1994 after the West German Baader-Meinhof Group of the 1970s, when a commentator unexpectedly heard two references to the group within 24 hours. The group is named after two of its leaders, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
