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Advertency

Definition:

Advertency refers to the act of being aware, observant, or attentive to something.

Parts of Speech:

• Noun: Advertency
• Adjective: Advertent
• Adverb: Advertently

Senses and Usages:

Sense 1:

Being mindful or paying close attention to something.

Example sentences:

• She showed great advertency while driving in heavy traffic.
• His advertency to detail helped him catch the error in the report.

Sense 2:

A psychological term referring to the conscious awareness or perception of an external stimulus.

Example sentences:

• The experiment aimed to measure the advertency of participants to specific auditory stimuli.
• Children with ADHD often struggle with advertency on specific tasks.

Sense 3:

In legal terms, advertency implies knowledge or awareness of the consequences of one's actions.

Example sentences:

• The defendant claimed a lack of advertency regarding the potential harm caused by his actions.
• The court ruled that his actions were taken with full advertency of the consequences.

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