cognitive

[ kog-ni-tiv ]
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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.

Origin of cognitive

1
First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit(us) “learned, known” (see cognition) + -īvus -ive

Other words from cognitive

  • cog·ni·tive·ly, adverb
  • cog·ni·tiv·i·ty, noun
  • non·cog·ni·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cognitive

cognitive

/ (ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to cognition

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