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cognitive

  • adjective
  • /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/

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

Other meanings

  1. cognate; to be recognized as cognate.

Word history

From Latin "cognitus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cognitive” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.