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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

representation, mental representation, internal representation go
a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

example, model
a representative form or pattern

noun.cognition

7 Subcategories

lodestar, loadstar go
something that serves as a model or guide
image, prototype, paradigm, epitome go
a standard or typical example
type specimen, holotype go
the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
microcosm go
a miniature model of something
pilot, original, archetype go
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
guide, template, templet go
a model or standard for making comparisons
prefiguration go
an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come