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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

know-how go
the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something

method go
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way

system, system of rules
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

noun.cognition

17 Subcategories

accounting go
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
discipline go
a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
frame, frame of reference go
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
gambling system go
a system of rules for placing bets that is believed to lead to winning
government go
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
honor system go
a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others
logic, logical system, system of logic go
a system of reasoning
merit system go
the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability
point system go
a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules
spoils system go
the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
organon go
a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations
program, programme go
a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
theosophy go
a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
anthroposophy go
a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner
logic go
the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
theology, theological system go
a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
ethic, ethical code go
a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct