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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

process, operation, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation go
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity

basic cognitive process go
cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

discrimination, secernment
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

noun.cognition

3 Subcategories

differentiation, distinction go
a discrimination between things as different and distinct
individuation, individualization, individualisation go
discriminating the individual from the generic group or species
appreciation, taste, perceptiveness, discernment go
delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)