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The definition of cognition is the mental process of thinking and understanding and the understanding that comes from this mental process.

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An example of cognition is the thought process you undergo when you learn how to do a new math problem for the first time.

See cognition in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the process of knowing in the broadest sense, including perception, memory, and judgment
the result of such a process; perception, conception, etc.

Origin: ME cognicioun < L cognitio, knowledge < cognitus, pp. of cognoscere, to know < co-, together + gnoscere, know

Related Forms:

cognitional adjective
cognitive adjective

See cognition in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.
That which comes to be known, as through perception, reasoning, or intuition; knowledge.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English cognicioun

Origin: , from Latin cognitiō, cognitiōn-

Origin: , from cognitus

Origin: , past participle of cognōscere, to learn

Origin: : co-, intensive pref.; see co-

Origin: + gnōscere, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

cog·niˈtion·al adjective

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