Look up: comprehension

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   comprehension
   [n] - an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) 2. [n] - the act of comprising something
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   Comprehension
   the level of understanding of a text.
   Found on http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary
   
   
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   comprehension
   information element code Category: News-systems and communications
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Comprehension
   Com`pre·hen'sion noun [ Latin comprehensio : confer French compréhension .] 1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion. « In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the Old. Hooker. » 2. That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epit ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/124
   
   
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   comprehension
   Knowledge or understanding of an object, situation, event, or verbal statement. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   comprehension
   noun an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); `how you can do that is beyond my comprehension`; `he was famous for his comprehension of American literature`
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   Comprehension
   `Comprehension` has the following meanings: * In general usage, and more specifically in reference to education and psychology, it has roughly the same meaning as `understanding`. *Reading comprehension measures the understanding of a passage of text * In logic, the `comprehension` of an object is the totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that it possesses. ** Related to this, in Anglicanism, comprehension (or comprehensivene...
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   Comprehension
   • (n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles. • (n.) The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion. • (n.) That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summ...
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   Comprehension
   (Lat. com + prehendere, to grasp) The act or faculty of understanding, intellectual grasp, or insight. Comprehension may be achieved variously by: unifying and relating manifold facts or ideas; deducing something from premises; accommodating new facts or ideas to established knowledge; seeing a thing or idea in its proper or significant context; ...
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