The Number Sense
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The Number Sense is a book by cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene that explores how humans and other animals intuitively perceive and process numerical quantities, arguing for an innate foundation of mathematical ability in the brain.
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| The Number Sense canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11179233 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Number Sense Context triple: [Stanislas Dehaene, notableWork, The Number Sense]
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A.
One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers
One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers is a popular mathematics book by Andrew Hodges that explores the properties, history, and surprising connections of the digits 1 through 9 across science, art, and culture.
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B.
How the Mind Works
How the Mind Works is a popular science book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores human thought and behavior through the lenses of evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
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C.
When Numbers Get Serious
"When Numbers Get Serious" is a Paul Simon song noted for its introspective lyrics and melodic folk-pop style.
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D.
Nature’s Numbers
Nature’s Numbers is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores how mathematical patterns and principles underlie structures and phenomena in the natural world.
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E.
The Unschooled Mind
The Unschooled Mind is a book by psychologist Howard Gardner that explores why traditional education often fails to transform students’ intuitive, everyday understandings into deep, flexible conceptual knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Number Sense Target entity description: The Number Sense is a book by cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene that explores how humans and other animals intuitively perceive and process numerical quantities, arguing for an innate foundation of mathematical ability in the brain.
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A.
One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers
One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers is a popular mathematics book by Andrew Hodges that explores the properties, history, and surprising connections of the digits 1 through 9 across science, art, and culture.
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B.
How the Mind Works
How the Mind Works is a popular science book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores human thought and behavior through the lenses of evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
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C.
When Numbers Get Serious
"When Numbers Get Serious" is a Paul Simon song noted for its introspective lyrics and melodic folk-pop style.
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D.
Nature’s Numbers
Nature’s Numbers is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores how mathematical patterns and principles underlie structures and phenomena in the natural world.
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E.
The Unschooled Mind
The Unschooled Mind is a book by psychologist Howard Gardner that explores why traditional education often fails to transform students’ intuitive, everyday understandings into deep, flexible conceptual knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argument |
humans possess an innate foundation for numerical abilities
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non-human animals have basic numerical competencies ⓘ symbolic mathematics builds on an underlying number sense ⓘ |
| author | Stanislas Dehaene ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United Kingdom
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
cognitive neuroscience
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neuropsychology ⓘ psychology of mathematics ⓘ |
| genre |
cognitive science literature
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non-fiction ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised and updated edition ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cross-species comparison of numerical abilities
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cultural influences on mathematics ⓘ evolutionary origins of number sense ⓘ mathematical learning disabilities ⓘ neural coding of quantity ⓘ number representation in infants ⓘ numerical estimation ⓘ |
| influenced |
educational approaches to teaching mathematics
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research on numerical cognition ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cognitive neuroscience
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mathematical ability ⓘ numerical cognition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking brain imaging findings to mathematical cognition
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popularizing the concept of an approximate number system ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La bosse des maths ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| topic |
approximate number system
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development of numerical cognition in children ⓘ dyscalculia ⓘ education and mathematics learning ⓘ innate number sense ⓘ neural basis of number processing ⓘ numerical abilities in animals ⓘ numerical intuition in humans ⓘ parietal cortex and number representation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Number Sense Description of subject: The Number Sense is a book by cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene that explores how humans and other animals intuitively perceive and process numerical quantities, arguing for an innate foundation of mathematical ability in the brain.
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