Ability and Cognition

Ability

Ability noun - Possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.

Cognition and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cognition" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Cognition

Cognition noun - The psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning.
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Synonyms for Cognition

Ability and cognition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Cognition".

Nearby Words: cognize, cognitive, cognized

How words are described

human human ability human cognition

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller Erica has these, specifically post-cognitition (the ability to see the past), while Cordelia has the opposite, pre-cognition (the ability to see into the future) as revealed in episode 3.
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