Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

imponderable
a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed
 
approximation
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
 
prevision
the power to foresee the future
 
tectonics
the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
 
telescopy
the art of making and using telescopes
 
Jainism
religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
 
kenosis
the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's will, in Catholicism
 
applied mathematics
the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
 
hebetude
mental lethargy or dullness
 
real life
the practical world as opposed to the academic world
 
Mendel's law
(genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research
 
line of thought
a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
 
Newton's law of motion
one of three basic laws of classical mechanics
 
medical science
the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
 
working memory
memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking
 
snorter
something outstandingly difficult
 
heresy
any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
 
politics
the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
 
Egyptology
archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts
 
scheme
a schematic or preliminary plan
 
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