comprehension

(kŏm'prĭ-hĕn'shən)
n.

1. 1. The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding.
   2. The knowledge that is acquired in this way.
2. Capacity to include.
3. Logic. The sum of meanings and corresponding implications inherent in a term.

[Middle English comprehensioun, from Latin comprehēnsiō, comprehēnsiōn-, from comprehēnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend. See comprehend.]

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noun

Intellectual hold: apprehension, grasp, grip, hold, understanding. Informal savvy. See knowledge/ignorance.

n

Definition: understanding
Antonyms: incomprehension, misinterpretation, mistake, misunderstanding

Term introduced by Arnauld in Port-Royal Logic, for the attributes determining whether a term applies. Now superseded by intension.

IN BRIEF: The ability to understand or know.

Man is not born to solve the problem of the universe, but to find out what he has to do; and to restrain himself within the limits of his comprehension. — Ohann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German philosopher, scientist and writer.

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• Reason and Rationale - comprehension: intellectual understanding, mental grasp

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fatteevne, forståelse, indbefatning, optagelse i den anglikanske kirke

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevattingsvermogen, het begrijpen, het omvatten, lees-/ luistertoets, de opname van non-conformisten in de anglicaanse kerk

Français (French)
n. - compréhension, entendement, (École, Univ) test de compréhension

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verständnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατανόηση, ικανότητα κατανόησης

Italiano (Italian)
comprensione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - compreensão (f), percepção (f), inclusão (f), abrangência (f)

Русский (Russian)
понимание

Español (Spanish)
n. - comprensión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fattningsförmåga, förstånd, uppfattning, inbegripande, omfattning, sammanfattning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
理解, 包含

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 理解, 包含

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이해, 포함, 포용주의 정책

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 理解, 理解力, 包含, 含蓄, 内包

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فهم, ادراك, القدرة على الفهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הבנה‬

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