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Erkenntnisvermögen

cognitive faculty

noun er-KENT-nis-fer-mue-gen Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

power of cognition

Usage Note

Erkenntnisvermögen is a formal, often philosophical compound naming the human capacity to gain knowledge, built from Erkenntnis (cognition) and Vermögen (faculty). It is typically used in the singular and appears in epistemology and psychology.

Examples

"Kant untersuchte die Grenzen des menschlichen Erkenntnisvermögens."

Natural Translation

Kant examined the limits of the human cognitive faculty.

Literal Translation

Kant examined the limits of-the human cognition-faculty.

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