Attention Span Definition

noun
The duration of a person's ability to concentrate or pay attention.
Webster's New World
The length of time during which a person can concentrate on a subject or idea.
American Heritage Medicine

The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.

He has learning difficulties because of his short attention span.
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Other Word Forms of Attention Span

Noun

Singular:
attention span
Plural:
attention-spans

Attention Span Sentence Examples

  • Jackson groaned, "Because she has the attention span of a gnat."

  • Tourette syndrome appears to also be associated with attention deficit disorder (ADD), a disorder characterized by a short attention span and impulsivity, and in some cases hyperactivity.

  • The number of letters that a child can hold in memory is called their Visual Attention Span level (hereafter abbreviated to VAS ).

  • Passages of the book are occasionally repetitive, as if Hughes distrusted the reader's attention span.

  • They should have an attention span of at least 20 minutes.

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