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cognitive

cog·ni·tive [ kógnitiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. concerned with acquisition of knowledge: relating to the process of acquiring knowledge by the use of reasoning, intuition, or perception

2. relating to thought: relating to thought processes

[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin cognitivus< Latin cognoscere (see cognition)]

cog·ni·tive·ly adverb
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