cognition

/kɑɡˈnɪʃən/
noun
  1. The mental process of knowing, thinking, learning, and understanding.
    • The teacher designed games to improve the children's cognition and reasoning skills.
    • As we age, some aspects of cognition, like memory, may naturally slow down.
    • The study of human cognition helps us understand how people solve problems.
  2. A thought, perception, or piece of knowledge resulting from mental activity.
    • Her cognition of the situation was completely different from mine.
    • Ancient philosophers debated whether all cognition comes from experience.
    • The scientist recorded each cognition that arose during the experiment.
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