possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his power…
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the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
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the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wa…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.knowledge that is available to anyone
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.a language user's knowledge of words
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.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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(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix rid…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.the quality of being capable — physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.the quality of being capable — physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of und…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in pr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.To bring to an end; to determine. See Determine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: body, ideas, determine, knowledge, intellectually.
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