comprehension

comprehension
/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; power to grasp ideas; ability to know.
5. Logic. the connotation of a term.
6. inclusion.
7. comprehensiveness.
[1400-50; late ME < L comprehension- (s. of comprehensio), equiv. to comprehens(us) (ptp. of comprehendere to COMPREHEND) + -ion- -ION]

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Act of or capacity for grasping with the intellect.

The term is most often used in connection with tests of reading skills and language abilities, though other abilities (e.g., mathematical reasoning) may also be examined. Specialists in administering and interpreting such tests are known as psychometricians (see psychometrics) or differential psychologists. See also dyslexia; laterality; psychological testing; speech.

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