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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 go
thinking that is coherent and logical

inference, illation
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

noun.cognition

6 Subcategories

analogy go
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
corollary go
(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
derivation go
a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
deduction, entailment, implication go
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
extrapolation go
an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
presumption go
(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed