cognition

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English cognicion, cognicioun from Latin cognitiō (“knowledge, perception, a judicial examination, trial”), from cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (“to know”), from co- (“together”) + *gnoscere, older form of noscere (“to know”); see know, and compare cognize, cognizance, cognizor, cognosce, connoisseur.

Example Sentences

• "human cognition"
• "social cognition"
• "cognition research"

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