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Discover LudwigThe phrase "mental exertion" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the effort or strain put on one's mind or intellect. It is typically used to describe a challenging mental activity or task. Example: The final exam required a lot of mental exertion from the students, as they had to recall and apply all the material from the entire semester.
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It's true that mathematics requires mental exertion.
But the mental exertion pays off, at least at first.
His book is filled with physical but not mental exertion.
Although incapable of prolonged mental exertion, Edward was fortunate in his judgment of men.
As described by the idea of central fatigue, prior mental exertion may impair subsequent physical performance47.
Sali Hughes Angela Merkel: Well-defended against slings and arrows Her face is slightly creased with mental exertion, but she's not perturbed.
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The books taken together are evidence of mental exertions unimaginable in any other contemporary politician.
For his mental exertions, Kreskin, 70, said he would accept a salary of one dollar a year.
After some friction (Einstein wasn't sure that he wanted to be married at all, after the mental exertions of general relativity, but Elsa's respectable family wanted her reputation salvaged), he and Elsa married, in June , 1919
According to the psychiatry of her day, Woolf's depression and hallucination was diagnosed as "neurasthenic," for which doctors prescribed large amounts of rest and prohibited exercise or mental exertions such as reading and writing.
"It was pretty hot out there today and probably the mental exertions as well as the physical ones took some dealing with".
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