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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

problem solving go
the thought processes involved in solving a problem

inquiry, enquiry, research
a search for knowledge

noun.cognition

6 Subcategories

nature study go
the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)
experiment, experimentation go
the testing of an idea
empirical research go
an empirical search for knowledge
investigation, probe go
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
poll, canvass, opinion poll, public opinion poll go
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
heraldry go
the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies