cognitive
adjective
cog·ni·tive
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Definition of cognitive
1
: of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
cognitive impairment
2
: based on or capable of being reduced to empirical factual knowledge
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Examples of cognitive in a Sentence
Homo sapiens' survival is founded in their filling an evolutionary niche referred to as the cognitive niche.
— Daniel Grassam, Skeptical Inquirer, July/August 2001
Researchers are debating whether heading balls can dent the cognitive skills of young soccer players for life.
— Lisa McLaughlin, Time, 5 June 2000
Further into the forebrain, motor functions trail off and cognitive functions, involving planning and thinking about the future, begin.
— Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times, 8 Nov. 1994
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More Definitions for cognitive
cognitive
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of cognitive
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: of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)
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cognitive
adjective
cog·ni·tive
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Medical Definition of cognitive
: of, relating to, or being conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, remembering, imagining, or learning words)
the cognitive elements of perception— C. H. Hamburg
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