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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

program, programme, plan go
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

plan of action go
a plan for actively doing something

scheme, strategy
an elaborate and systematic plan of action

noun.cognition

11 Subcategories

dodge, stratagem, contrivance go
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
counterterrorism go
a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
game plan go
(sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport
game plan go
(figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs
bubble, house of cards go
a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
playbook go
a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign
game, plot, secret plan go
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
pyramid scheme go
a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit
waiting game go
a strategy of delay
wheeze go
(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick
incentive program, incentive scheme go
a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something