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cognitive

[ kog-ni-tiv ]

/ ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv /

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We have to be 16 to drive. Why? That's when we're cognitive enough to make good judgments while on the road. At 18, we can watch R-rated movies. So, that means we can deal with complex situations and narratives. This is what "cognitive" is all about.

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adjective

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.

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Origin of cognitive

1580–90; < Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit(us) known (see cognition) + -īvus -ive

Related formscog·ni·tive·ly, adverbcog·ni·tiv·i·ty, nounnon·cog·ni·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cognitive

Later, cognitive and behavioral problems can occur; dementia is not uncommon.
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The point at which autonomy should be handed over to the child is less clear when parenting children with cognitive disabilities.
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People with cognitive disabilities can wear an ID bracelet or a T-shirt that says, “I have autism; call 911 if I am alone.”
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Our bodies have a tendency to assimilate to the cognitive enhancements of tea, which can eventually lead to addiction.
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I like to test out my cognitive experiments with the website quantified-mind.
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Ideas are so much flat psychological surface unless some mirrored matter gives them cognitive lustre.
The Meaning of Truth|William James
The other seeks to investigate the pure understanding itself, its possibility and the cognitive faculties upon which it rests.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
It means, in short, that he is in an aesthetic attitude of realization rather than in a cognitive attitude.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey
Afterwards, the direction corresponding to a cognitive structure associated with sequentiality was adopted.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Social capital can often be measured in cognitive (hence, verbal-lingual) terms.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for cognitive

cognitive

/ (ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv) /

adjective

of or relating to cognition

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for cognitive

cognitive

adv.

1580s, from Latin cognit-, past participle stem of cognoscere (see cognizance) + -ive. Taken over by psychologists and sociologists after c.1940. Related: Cognitively.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for cognitive

cognitive

[ kŏg′nĭ-tĭv ]

adj.

Of, characterized by, involving, or relating to cognition.

Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge.

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