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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

knowing go
a clear and certain mental apprehension

apprehension, discernment, understanding, savvy
the cognitive condition of someone who understands

noun.cognition

8 Subcategories

comprehension go
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
self-knowledge go
an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities
smattering go
a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
appreciation, grasp, hold go
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
grasping go
understanding with difficulty
hindsight go
understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
insight, brainstorm, brainwave go
the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
realization, realisation, recognition go
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly