paired-associate learning

noun

: the learning of syllables, digits, or words in pairs (as in the study of a foreign language) so that one member of the pair evokes recall of the other

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

paired-associate learning

noun

: the learning of items (as syllables, digits, or words) in pairs so that one member of the pair evokes recall of the other compare associative learning