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Cogitation vs Examination - What's the difference?

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Cogitation is a related term of examination.


As nouns the difference between cogitation and examination

is that cogitation is (uncountable) the process of cogitating; thought, deliberation or meditation while examination is the act of examining.

cogitation

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The process of cogitating; thought, deliberation or meditation
  • (countable) A carefully considered thought

    • Quotations

    * 1848 Basil Montagu - The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the Author by Basil Montagu - Page 212 *: Aristotle saith well, "Words are the images of cogitations , and letters are the images of words"

    See also

    * cogitate

    examination

    English

    (wikipedia examination)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of examining.
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  • Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
  • A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or the like.

    • Derived terms

    * * bar examination * clinical examination * cross-examination * cross examination * direct examination * exam * examination-in-chief * final examination * physical examination * re-examination * self-examination

    Related terms

    * examine