COGNITION

cognition, knowledge, noesis

(noun) the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cognition (countable and uncountable, plural cognitions)

The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.

(countable) A result of a cognitive process.

Anagrams

• incognito

Source: Wiktionary


Cog*ni"tion, n. Etym: [L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere, cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See Know, v. t.]

1. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception. I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I feel: I am all patience. Shak.

2. That which is known.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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