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cognitive

American  
[kog-ni-tiv] / ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv /

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.

ˈcognitive British  
/ ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv /

adjective

  1. of or relating to cognition

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Other Word Forms

  • cognitively adverb
  • cognitivity noun
  • noncognitive adjective

Etymology

Origin of cognitive

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

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