Cognitive - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cognitive :  adj : of or being or relating to or involving cognition; "cognitive psychology"; "cognitive style"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Cognitive : \Cog"ni*tive\, a. Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive power. --South.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Cognitive :  Cognitive: Pertaining to 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.

"Cognitive" 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)

Example Usage of Cognitive

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port8080: RT@alaindebotton There will always be bookshops ... sigh: Cognitive dissonance with ebc shutting down http://bit.ly/7UDAdL
sirchauncy: "Why We Travel" The Cognitive benefits of travel @scienceblogs - http://bit.ly/8SSY9P
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