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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

ideal go
the idea of something that is perfect

value go
an ideal accepted by some individual or group

principle
a rule or standard especially of good behavior

noun.cognition

6 Subcategories

accounting principle, accounting standard go
a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions
chivalry, knightliness go
the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
ethic, moral principle, value-system, value orientation go
the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
Hellenism go
the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine go
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
scruple go
an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action