de compréhension

  • 31comprehension — n. 1) to defy, elude comprehension 2) beyond comprehension * * * [ˌkɒmprɪ henʃ(ə)n] elude comprehension beyond comprehension to defy …

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  • 32comprehension — noun Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin comprehension , comprehensio, from comprehendere to understand, comprise Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or action of grasping with the intellect ; understanding b. knowledge… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33comprehension — /kom pri hen sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of comprehending. 2. the state of being comprehended. 3. perception or understanding: His comprehension of physics is amazing for a young student. 4. capacity of the mind to perceive and understand;… …

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  • 34comprehension —    The ability to grasp the meaning of material. Comprehension represents the second level of learning outcomes in the cognitive domain one step beyond knowledge the simple remembering of material. Objectives of lessons which will increase a… …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 35Comprehension (logic) — In logic, the comprehension of an object is the totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given… …

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  • 36comprehension, axiom of — The unrestricted axiom of comprehension in set theory states that to every condition there corresponds a set of things meeting the condition: ( ∃y ) (y = x : F x ). The axiom needs restriction, since Russell s paradox shows that in this form it… …

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  • 37comprehension —    the ability to read    Literally, understanding. Educational jargon, along with literacy and numeracy, to avoid having to mention the three r s, which used to be the foundation of every child s education in the days when teachers were not… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 38comprehension — noun matters that seemed beyond her comprehension Syn: understanding, grasp, conception, apprehension, cognition, ken, knowledge, awareness, perception; interpretation Ant: ignorance …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 39comprehension — [ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n] noun [U] the ability to understand something These acts of cruelty are beyond my comprehension (= impossible for me to understand).[/ex] …

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  • 40comprehension — com•pre•hen•sion [[t]ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of comprehending 2) the state of being comprehended 3) capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; power to grasp ideas 4) perception or understanding: mature comprehension… …

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