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Is stimuli countable or uncountable?

by anshulagarwal12 » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:19 pm
Hi,

Question : The brain is something of a stimulus reduction system, a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount of stimuli that reach the senses at any given moment.

a. a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
b. a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number

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by eagleeye » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:27 pm
anshulagarwal12 wrote:Hi,

Question : The brain is something of a stimulus reduction system, a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount of stimuli that reach the senses at any given moment.

a. a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
b. a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number

Please someone help.
Stimulus is a count noun; b is correct :)
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by Lifetron » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:39 pm
Amount is for uncountable nouns. Ex - Amount of Gold

Number is for countable nouns. Ex - Number of sticks

So, Answer is B

To find countability, check this
1 gold , 2 gold... Wrong ! So, Uncountable.
1 stimulus, 2 stimuli... Correct ! So, Countable.
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by anshulagarwal12 » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:18 pm
Hi both,

Thanks for your reply.

But I am still not comfortable with considering stimuli be countable.

I mean stimuli is some force/ some action. You cant count it.
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