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Cognition : (noun)
1: the psychological result of perception and learning and
reasoning [syn: knowledge, noesis]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cognition : \Cog*ni"tion\, n. [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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cognition : Cognition: The process of knowing and, more precisely, the process of being aware, knowing, thinking, learning and judging. The study of cognition touches on the fields of psychology,
linguistics, computer science, neuroscience, mathematics, ethology and philosophy.
"Cognition" comes from the Latin root "cognoscere" meaning to become acquainted with. Cognoscere is made up of "co-" _ "gnoscere" = to come to know.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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