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Cognition vs Learning - What's the difference?

cognition | learning |

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between cognition and learning

is that cognition is (countable) a result of a cognitive process while learning is (countable) something that has been learned.

As nouns the difference between cognition and learning

is that cognition is the process of knowing while learning is (uncountable) an act in which something is learned.

As a verb learning is

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cognition

English

Noun

(wikipedia cognition)
  • The process of knowing.
  • (countable) A result of a cognitive process.
  • Derived terms

    * precognition

    Anagrams

    * incognito

    learning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
  • Learning to ride a unicycle sounds exciting.
  • (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
  • The department head was also a scholar of great learning .
  • (countable) Something that has been learned
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 5, author=Stuart Elliott, title=Online Experiment for Print Magazine, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=“We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.” }}

    Usage notes

    Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form (m); see for details.

    Derived terms

    * book-learning * higher learning * learning curve * learning disability * learning by doing