Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cognition"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cognition \Cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere,
cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere,
gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See {Know}, v. t.]
1. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I
feel: I am all patience. --Shak.
2. That which is known.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cognition
n : the psychological result of perception and learning and
reasoning [syn: {knowledge}, {noesis}]
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