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adjective \ˈkäg-nə-tiv\Definition of COGNITIVE
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: of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) <cognitive impairment>
See Examples of COGNITIVE
- Homo sapiens' survival is founded in their filling an evolutionary niche referred to as the cognitive niche. —Daniel Grassam, Skeptical Inquirer, July/August 2001
- Researchers are debating whether heading balls can dent the cognitive skills of young soccer players for life. —Lisa McLaughlin, Time, 5 June 2000
- Further into the forebrain, motor functions trail off and cognitive functions, involving planning and thinking about the future, begin. —Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times, 8 Nov. 1994
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Origin of COGNITIVE
(see cognition)
First Known Use: 1586
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cog·ni·tive
adjective \ˈkäg-nət-iv\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of COGNITIVE
: of, relating to, or being conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, remembering, imagining, or learning words) <the cognitive elements of perception—C. H. Hamburg>
—cog·ni·tive·ly adverb
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