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Re:Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization by Izkata on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @08:20AM (#41118582)
> What do you call it when you remember things so you can repeat them but you can't generalize? E.g. if you learn a poem or phrase in a foreign language, but can't reuse the words in different contexts? Or being able to recite a rule, but not automatically applying it?

"Rote memorization"

Re:Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization by barrkel on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @01:21PM (#41121130)
Rote means learning by repetition.
Re:Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization by Izkata on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @01:34PM (#41121280)
And "rote memorization" is a compound term that means what you were asking for. It's one of those things you can't get the exact meaning of by just looking at the components.