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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

power, ability go
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

module, faculty, mental faculty
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

noun.cognition

6 Subcategories

attention go
the faculty or power of mental concentration
language, speech go
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
retention, memory, retentiveness, retentivity go
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
intellect, reason, understanding go
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
sentience, sense, sensation, sentiency, sensory faculty go
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
volition, will go
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention