NOUN | cognition | mental ability, capacity | the power to learn or retain knowledge |
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Meaning | The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior. | |
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Synonym | capacity | |
Narrower | prescience, prevision | The power to foresee the future |
Broader | ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done |
Opposite | incapacity | lack of intellectual power |
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