Definitions for cognitive
ˈkɒg nɪ tɪvcog·ni·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. cognitiveadjective

   of or being or relating to or involving cognition

   "cognitive psychology"; "cognitive style"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. cognitiveadjective

   The part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.

2. Etymology: From cognitus, perfect passive participle of cognosco + adjective suffix -ivus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cognitiveadjective

   Having the power of knowing.

   Etymology: from cognitus, Latin.

   Unless the understanding employ and exercise its cognitive or apprehensive power about these terms, there can be no actual apprehension of them. Robert South, Sermons.

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1. cognitive

   Cognitive refers to the mental processes and activities related to acquiring, processing, storing, and using information. It involves various abilities such as perception, attention, memory, reasoning, problem-solving, decision-making, and language understanding/comprehension. It encompasses the way individuals perceive, understand, and make sense of the world around them, as well as how they think, learn, and remember. Cognitive processes are fundamental to human intelligence and play a crucial role in various aspects of daily life, from simple tasks to complex problem-solving and critical thinking.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Cognitiveadjective

   knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive power

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1. Cognitive

   Of or being or relating to or involving cognition.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cognitive' in Adjectives Frequency: #916

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to say cognitive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cognitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cognitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of cognitive in a Sentence

1. Richard Isaacson:

   Specific traits may increase risk due to a lifetime of behaviors that predispose a person to developing cognitive decline or Alzheimer's disease, or there could be more of a direct biological role related to early disease pathology, neuroticism is specifically one trait that comes to mind, and past meta-analyses have also show this. Rumination and worry is linked to smaller brain volumes.

2. Sorel Vorster:

   Most common symptoms are headaches in the back of the head or upper part of the neck, and more serious symptoms are things like numbness or tingling around the face or tongue, weakness in arms or legs, difficulty swallowing, poor balance, difficulty walking and cognitive complaints like episodes of forgetfulness or episodes of unusual behavior.

3. Malissa Helmandollar:

   There's denial and a false belief that a lot of cognitive problems are just normal for age, these conversations that need to take place never take place until it's too late.

4. Gayatri Devi:

   He is doing so many things, at 94, that many people without dementia cannot do, he really is the symbol of hope for someone with a cognitive disorder.

5. Rudy Tanzi:

   There was an apparently beneficial effect on immediate word recall in those with mild cognitive impairment, this preliminary but promising finding warrants more exploration of the use of bioelectronic approaches for disorders like Alzheimer's disease.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cognitive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cognitive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cognitive
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognitive
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cognitive
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cognitive