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Non-symbolic and symbolic number and the approximate number system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2021

David Maximiliano Gómez Open the ORCID record for David Maximiliano Gómez [Opens in a new window]
David Maximiliano Gómez*
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Institute of Education Sciences, Universidad de O'Higgins, 2841935 Rancagua, Chile. david.gomez@uoh.cl
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Abstract

The distinction between non-symbolic and symbolic number is poorly addressed by the authors despite being relevant in numerical cognition, and even more important in light of the proposal that the approximate number system (ANS) represents rational numbers. Although evidence on non-symbolic number and ratios fits with ANS representations, the case for symbolic number and rational numbers is still open.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e188
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