cognitive

[kog-ni-tiv]

adjective

1. of or relating to cognition; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc. .

   cognitive development;

   cognitive functioning.

2. of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.

ˈcognitive

/ ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv /

adjective

1. of or relating to cognition

Other Word Forms

• cognitively adverb
• cognitivity noun
• noncognitive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cognitive¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit(us) “learned, known” ( cognition ) + -īvus -ive

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