COMPREHENSION
comprehension
(noun) an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); “how you can do that is beyond my comprehension”; “he was famous for his comprehension of American literature”
inclusion, comprehension
(noun) the relation of comprising something; “he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
comprehension (countable and uncountable, plural comprehensions)
thorough understanding
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
Synonyms
• understanding
Source: Wiktionary
Com`pre*hen"sion, n. Etym: [L. comprehensio: cf. F. compréhension.]
1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion. In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the Old. Hooker.
2. That which is comrehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome. [Obs.] Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a comprehension of them. Chillingworth.
3. The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
4. (Logic)
Definition: The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.
5. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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