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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 go
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
thinking that is coherent and logical

noun.cognition

9 Subcategories

analysis, analytic thinking go
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
line, argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning go
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood
conjecture go
reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis go
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
inference, illation go
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
prediction, anticipation, prevision go
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
ratiocination go
logical and methodical reasoning
regress, reasoning backward go
the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
synthesis, synthetic thinking go
the combination of ideas into a complex whole