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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

higher cognitive process go
cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use

thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

noun.cognition

14 Subcategories

free association go
a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence
construction, mental synthesis go
the creation of a construct
reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought go
thinking that is coherent and logical
line of thought go
a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
thread, train of thought go
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
mysticism go
obscure or irrational thought
ideation go
the process of forming and relating ideas
consideration go
the process of giving careful thought to something
excogitation go
thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
explanation go
thought that makes something comprehensible
preparation, planning, provision go
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
problem solving go
the thought processes involved in solving a problem
convergent thinking go
thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)
divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking go
thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions