| NOUN | cognition | convergent thinking | thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution) |
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| Meaning | Thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution). | |
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| Part of | problem solving | The thought processes involved in solving a problem |
| Broader | thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation | The process of using your mind to consider something carefully |
| Opposite | divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking | thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions |
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