definitions

cognitive

[ kog-ni-tiv ]
/ ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

emotional, feeling, intuitive, visceral, emotive, perceptual

Nearby words

cognate, cognate object, cognation, cognisant, cognition, cognitive, cognitive behavioural therapy, cognitive development, cognitive dissonance, cognitive ethology, cognitive impairment

Origin of cognitive

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

Related forms

cog·ni·tive·ly, adverbcog·ni·tiv·i·ty, nounnon·cog·ni·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for noncognitive

cognitive

/ (ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv) /

adjective

of or relating to cognition
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Medicine definitions for noncognitive

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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