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UPenn School of Arts & Sciences: The Role of History in How Efficient Color Names Evolve
March 01, 2024
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news:

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In a new study, biology and psychology researchers show how existing color vocabularies constrain future options for efficient color vocabularies.

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Suppose two speakers of the same language are playing a guessing game where each has the same color swatches, and Player 1 tries to get Player 2 to guess a . . .

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