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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

knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain go
the content of a particular field of knowledge

study, discipline, field, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, bailiwick go
a branch of knowledge

science, scientific discipline go
a particular branch of scientific knowledge

natural science go
the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

life science, bioscience
any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

noun.cognition

10 Subcategories

biology, biological science go
the science that studies living organisms
biomedical science go
the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine
biometrics, biometry, biostatistics go
a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
craniology go
the scientific study of the skulls of various human races
dermatoglyphics go
the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
dietetics go
the scientific study of food preparation and intake
eugenics go
the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
dysgenics, cacogenics go
the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
euthenics go
the study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions
medical science go
the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease