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Unseen

Not seen or discovered.

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Invisible 84% connected

Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Invisible 84% connected

Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unexpected 84% connected

Not expected; coming without warning; sudden.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unexpected 84% connected

Not expected; coming without warning; sudden.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Belief 76% connected

Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; rel…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unlooked-for 92% connected

Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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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…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology.
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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

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

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

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

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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

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

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

knowledge that is available to anyone

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology.
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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…

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

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.
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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…

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

a language user's knowledge of words

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

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.
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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…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology.
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Noesis 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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Acceptance sampling noun · 78% connection

a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of def…

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Act of God noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Andalusite noun · 78% connection

A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first dis…

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Angiohemophilia noun · 78% connection

a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characte…

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Antibiotic noun · 78% connection

a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics…

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Apparent adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

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Backup noun · 78% connection

an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

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Cadmium noun · 78% connection

A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol…

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Caesium noun · 78% connection

A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It was the first el…

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Candytuft noun · 78% connection

An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in th…

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Ceratodus noun · 78% connection

A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discov…

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Ceres noun · 78% connection

The first discovered asteroid.

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CF noun · 78% connection

a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles

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