The representations of the approximate number system
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21591763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Buijsman (0000-0002-0004-0681, Institutet För Framtidsstudier, Stockholm, Sweden, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 300-317 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-5089 • E-ISSN: 1465-394X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09515089.2020.1866755 |
| OpenAlex | W3120773658 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 32 |
The Approximate Number System (ANS) is a system that allows us to distinguish between collections based on the number of items, though only if the ratio between numbers is high enough. One of the questions that has been raised is what the representations involved in this system represent. I point to two important constraints for any account: (a) it doesn’t involve numbers, and (b) it can account for the approximate nature of the ANS. Furthermore, I argue that representations of pure magnitude with vehicles that have an imprecision in the value of the unit of measurement (further clarified through a formal model from measurement theory) fit both these requirements
Statistics · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Computer Science · History and Theory of Mathematics · Mathematics · Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |