cognition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    knowledge; noesis.

WordNet

Cog*ni"tion noun
Etymology
L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere, cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See Know, v. t.
Definitions
  1. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
    I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I feel: I am all patience. Shak.
  2. That which is known.

Webster 1913