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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

process, operation, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation go
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity

higher cognitive process go
cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use

thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation go
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

explanation go
thought that makes something comprehensible

theory
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world

noun.cognition

10 Subcategories

reductionism go
a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
blastogenesis go
theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm
preformation, theory of preformation go
a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
scientific theory go
a theory that explains scientific observations
field theory go
(physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields
economic theory go
(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)
atomism, atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory go
(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
holism, holistic theory go
the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
structuralism, structural sociology go
a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
structuralism, structural anthropology go
an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena