cog·ni·tion

(kŏg-nĭsh′ən)

1. The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.

2. That which comes to be known, as through perception, reasoning, or intuition; knowledge.

[Middle English cognicioun, from Latin cognitiō, cognitiōn-, from cognitus, past participle of cognōscere, to learn : co-, intensive pref.; see co- + gnōscere, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

cog·ni′tion·al adj.

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cognition

(kɒɡˈnɪʃən)

1. (Psychology) the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired, including perception, intuition, and reasoning

2. the knowledge that results from such an act or process

[C15: from Latin cognitiō, from cognōscere from co- (intensive) + nōscere to learn; see know]

cogˈnitional adj

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cog•ni•tion

(kɒgˈnɪʃ ən)

n.

1. the act or process of knowing; perception.

2. something known or perceived.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin cognitiō <cogni-, variant s. of cognōscere to get to know (co- co- + (g)nōscere to get to know) + -tiō -tion]

cog•ni′tion•al, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

cognition - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

knowledge, noesis

psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism

mind, psyche, nous, brain, head - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

place - an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

general knowledge, public knowledge - knowledge that is available to anyone

episteme - the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

lexis - all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

lexicon, mental lexicon, vocabulary - a language user's knowledge of words

practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

cognitive factor - something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

equivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"

cognitive operation, cognitive process, mental process, process, operation - (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"

unconscious process, process - a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"

perception - knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"

cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

history - all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"

attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

cognition

noun (Formal) perception, reasoning, understanding, intelligence, awareness, insight, comprehension, apprehension, discernment processes of perception and cognition

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Translations

cognition

[kɒgˈnɪʃən] N → cognición f

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cognition

n → Erkenntnis f; (visual) → Wahrnehmung f

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cognition

[ˌkɒgˈnɪʃn] n (frm) → apprendimento

cog·ni·tion

n. cognición, conocimiento, acción y efecto de conocer.