ABSTRACT
An important function of the symbolism of thought is the condensation of experience. This permits the benefit of a multitude of acquired results to be secured by economizing memory. Certain words take the place of a mass of perceptive representations. The key to their symbolism once being known, such words can be substituted, from one person or from one generation to another, for the acquisition of most of the inter-related representations. This condensation of experience saves time both for the individual and the group.
