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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

physics, natural philosophy
the science of matter and energy and their interactions

noun.cognition

18 Subcategories

astronomy, uranology go
the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
aeronautics, astronautics go
the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
biophysics go
physics as applied to biological problems
cryogenics, cryogeny go
the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures
crystallography go
the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals
electromagnetism, electromagnetics go
the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena
electronics go
the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
electrostatics go
the branch of physics that deals with static electricity
mechanics go
the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
nuclear physics, atomic physics, nucleonics go
the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
optics go
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
particle physics, high-energy physics, high energy physics go
the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
plasma physics go
the branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma phase
quantum physics go
the branch of physics based on quantum theory
rheology go
the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter
solid-state physics go
the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals
statistical mechanics go
the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles
thermodynamics go
the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy