cognitive

[ kog-ni-tiv ]

/ ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv /

of or relating to cognition; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc. : cognitive development; cognitive functioning.

of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.

Origin of cognitive

1580–90; < Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit(us) known (see cognition) + -īvus -ive

cog·ni·tive·ly, adverb cog·ni·tiv·i·ty, noun non·cog·ni·tive, adjective

cognitive

/ (ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv) /

of or relating to cognition

cognitive

[ kŏg′nĭ-tĭv ]

Of, characterized by, involving, or relating to cognition.

Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge.