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Mentation vs Cognition - What's the difference?

mentation | cognition |

As nouns the difference between mentation and cognition

is that mentation is mental activity. The process of thinking while cognition is the process of knowing.

mentation

English

Noun

(-)
  • Mental activity. The process of thinking.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "mentation")

    cognition

    English

    Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * cognitive * cognometrics * cognizant * recognize

    Derived terms

    * precognition

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * incognito