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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 go
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

approximation, estimate, estimation, idea
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

noun.cognition

6 Subcategories

scalage go
estimation of the amount of lumber in a log
credit, credit rating go
an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
shot, dead reckoning, guess, guesswork, guessing go
an estimate based on little or no information
guesstimate, guestimate go
an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning go
a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning go
an estimation that is too low