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noun
The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A particular act of grasping by means of the intellect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, mentation
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Broader terms: higher cognitive process
Narrower terms: free association, construction, mental synthesis, reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought, line of thought, train of thought, thread, mysticism, ideation, consideration, excogitation, explanation, planning, preparation, provision, problem solving, convergent thinking, divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking
History
Borrowed from Latin intellectiō, intellectiōnem.
