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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

reckoning, calculation, computation, figuring
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

noun.cognition

6 Subcategories

extrapolation go
(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
interpolation go
(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
conversion go
a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"
approximation, estimate, estimation, idea go
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
differential, derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, first derivative go
the result of mathematical differentiation
integral go
the result of a mathematical integration