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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

law, natural law go
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

principle
a basic truth or law or assumption

noun.cognition

8 Subcategories

dictate go
a guiding principle
fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock go
principles from which other truths can be derived
logic go
the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
pleasure principle, pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle go
(psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id
reality principle go
(psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego
insurrectionism go
the principle of revolt against constituted authority
conservation go
(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
Tao go
the ultimate principle of the universe