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cognitive science

cognitive science noun: the multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior.

Noun

cognitive science (plural cognitive sciences)

  1. The multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior.
    Synonyms:
    cognitology

cognitive science meaning in Tamil and Punjabi

cognitive science in Tamil

அறிதலியல்

cognitive science in Punjabi

multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
ਬੋਧ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ bodh vigiāna

Synonyms of cognitive science

Forms of cognitive science

pluralcognitive sciences

Origin of cognitive science

Coined by British chemist and cognitive scientist H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins in his commentary on the Lighthill report (1973).

Questions about cognitive science

What does cognitive science mean?
Cognitive science means the multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior.
What is cognitive science in Tamil?
Cognitive science in Tamil is அறிதலியல். See Cognitive science meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cognitive science?
Cognitive science is a noun.
What is the plural of cognitive science?
The plural of cognitive science is cognitive sciences.

Words near cognitive science in the dictionary

  1. cognitive poetics
  2. cognitive psychology
  3. cognitive relativism
  4. cognitive reserve
  5. cognitive reserves
  6. cognitive science
  7. cognitive sciences
  8. cognitive therapies
  9. cognitive therapy
  10. cognitive warfare
  11. cognitively

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cognitive science (page history and authors); cognitive science (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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