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Cognitive: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Cognitive adjective. To do with thinking, knowing, remembering and understanding.
How to say it
KOG-nih-tiv/ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (KOG).
Cognitive in a sentence
Crosswords won’t make you a genius, but they do give your cognitive skills a workout.
The study measured the cognitive load of juggling three apps at once.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- mental
- intellectual
- cerebral
Where cognitive comes from
From Latin cognoscere, to get to know.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The study measured the _____ load of juggling three apps at once.
- stochastic
- orthogonal
- cognitive
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cognitive: The study measured the cognitive load of juggling three apps at once.