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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

content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

thought, idea go
the content of cognition

conception, concept, construct go
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

regulation, rule
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

noun.cognition

4 Subcategories

limitation, restriction go
a principle that limits the extent of something
guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb go
a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
cy pres, rule of cy pres, cy pres doctrine go
a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible
working principle, working rule go
a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done