cognitive
Americanadjective
-
of or relating to cognition; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc. .
cognitive development;
cognitive functioning.
-
of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- cognitively adverb
- cognitivity noun
- noncognitive adjective
Etymology
Origin of cognitive
First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit(us) “learned, known” ( cognition ) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
This strategy, anchored by the tagline “Keep Thinking,” stems from research showing a growing fear that AI might lead to cognitive decline as people rely more on the tech.
In collaboration with researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain, the team studied brain activity recordings from 85 people diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment.
From Science Daily
Ai, a female chimpanzee famous for her cognitive skills has died at 49, according to the Japanese institute where she lived.
From BBC
“Those things don’t require a lot of cognitive function, and they can be done even in a delusional state,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
He has repeatedly bragged about passing cognitive tests and undergoing a battery of comprehensive physical examinations, which have apparently included a CT scan.
From Salon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
