automaticity
nounUK /ˌɔː.tə.məˈtɪs.ə.ti/
US /ˌɑː.t̬ə.məˈtɪs.ə.t̬i/
Automaticity is when you can do something without thinking about it.
After lots of practice, tying her shoes became automaticity for the little girl.
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2. In psychology, the quality of a mental process that happens without conscious control or attention.
Reading familiar words with automaticity lets you focus on the meaning instead of each letter.
3. In physiology, the ability of certain cells, like heart muscle cells, to start electrical impulses on their own.
The automaticity of the heart's pacemaker cells keeps it beating steadily.
4. The state of a machine or system working by itself without a person operating it.
Engineers improved the automaticity of the factory line so fewer workers were needed.