"Levitin effect" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Levitin effect [canonical]
Etymology: First documented by Daniel J. Levitin in 1994. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Levitin effect
  1. The phenomenon whereby people, even those without musical training, tend to remember songs in the correct key.
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