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

scientific theory go
a theory that explains scientific observations

theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution, evolutionism go
(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals

Lamarckism go
a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring

Neo-Lamarckism
a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters

noun.cognition

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