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WPM¹

noun WPM

  1. Alternative letter-case form of wpm

wpm²

noun wpm · WPM

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of words per minute (“a measure of speed, as of output, typing, reading, or speech”). So, if you're thinking at 400 and the person you're talking to is speaking at 150, then what you do with that extra 250 wpm capacity is going to determine how good a listener you are.

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@misc{wpm_2026,
  title = {wpm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wpm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}