cognition

American  

[kog-nish-uhn] / kɒgˈnɪʃ ən /

noun

1. the act or process of knowing; perception.

2. the product of such a process; something thus known, perceived, etc.

3. knowledge.

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cognition British  

/ kɒɡˈnɪʃən /

noun

1. the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired, including perception, intuition, and reasoning

2. the knowledge that results from such an act or process

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cognition Scientific  

/ kŏg-nĭsh′ən /

1. The mental process of knowing, including awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.

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Other Word Forms

• cognitional adjective
• noncognition noun
• self-cognition noun

Etymology

Origin of cognition

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English cognicioun, from Latin cognitiōn-, stem of cognitiō “knowledge, a learning,” equivalent to cognit(us) “learned, known” (past participle of cognōscere “to learn, become acquainted,” from co- co- + gnōscere, nōscere “to learn”; know ¹ ) + -iō -ion

Example Sentences

Plant sentience, however, is goal-directed and suggests clear cognition of the surrounding environment.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Animal cognition in the wild may sometimes be more sophisticated than we tend to assume," Loretto said.

From Barron's

For more than a century, this pattern has suggested that human cognition is unified at a deep level.

From Science Daily

Courts recognize that cognition exists on a scale; they may be capable of making some decisions, if not others.

From MarketWatch

This new behavior emerged during mirror test experiments, a widely used method for studying animal cognition.

From Science Daily