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Datum

Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; -- used chiefly in the plural.

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Indication 76% connected

Act of pointing out or indicating.

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Reading 76% connected

of Read

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Statistic 76% connected

Alt. of Statistical

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Information 76% connected

The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology.
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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Episteme noun · 86% connection

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

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General knowledge noun · 86% connection

knowledge that is available to anyone

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Lexis noun · 86% connection

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

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Mental attitude noun · 86% connection

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…

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Mental lexicon noun · 86% connection

a language user's knowledge of words

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Mental object noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Noesis noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Acidimetry noun · 78% connection

The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that…

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Admissible adjective · 78% connection

Entitled to be admitted, or worthy of being admitted; that may be allowed or conceded; allowable; as, the supposition is hardly admiss…

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Admission noun · 78% connection

A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence.

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Admit verb · 78% connection

To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the argument…

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Allowance noun · 78% connection

That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any p…

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Argumentation noun · 78% connection

The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of infe…

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Argumentative adjective · 78% connection

Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.

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Assume verb · 78% connection

To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.

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Caption noun · 78% connection

taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply"

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Circumstantial evidence noun · 78% connection

evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute

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Consequence noun · 78% connection

A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; infer…

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Conventionalizw verb · 78% connection

To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed…

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due process noun · 78% connection

(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be depr…

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