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Cognition
The process of knowing. 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.
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1. Generic term embracing the mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory. 2. Any process whereby one acquires knowledge. [L. cognitio]

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cog·ni·tion käg-'nish-ən n
1) cognitive mental processes
2) a conscious intellectual act <conflict between \cognitions>

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n.
the mental processes by which knowledge is acquired. These include perception, reasoning, acts of creativity, problem-solving, and possibly intuition.
Compare conation.

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cog·ni·tion (kog-nishґən) [L. cognitio, from cognoscere to know] that operation of the mind by which one becomes aware of objects of thought or perception; it includes all aspects of perceiving, thinking, and remembering. cognitive adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.