comprehension
41Comprehension approach — The comprehension approach is an umbrella term which refers to several methodologies of language learning that emphasise understanding of language rather than speaking.[1] This is in contrast to the better known communicative approach, under… …
42Comprehension (logic) — In logic, the comprehension of an object is the totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given… …
43comprehension, axiom of — The unrestricted axiom of comprehension in set theory states that to every condition there corresponds a set of things meeting the condition: ( ∃y ) (y = x : F x ). The axiom needs restriction, since Russell s paradox shows that in this form it… …
44comprehension — noun a) thorough understanding b) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion …
45comprehension — Knowledge or understanding of an object, situation, event, or verbal statement …
46comprehension — Synonyms and related words: IQ, admissibility, admission, apprehension, assimilation, caliber, capacity, clairvoyance, command, completeness, comprehensiveness, comprisal, conception, conceptualization, coverage, deductive power, eligibility,… …
47comprehension — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Capacity to understand] Syn. understanding, perception, cognizance, grasp; see awareness , judgment 1 , knowledge 1 . 2. [An including] Syn. incorporation, circumscription, embodiment; see inclusion . II (Roget s 3… …
48comprehension — com·pre hen·sion || ‚kÉ‘mprɪ henʃən / kÉ’m n. understanding, intelligibility …
49comprehension — noun 1》 the ability to understand something. ↘Brit. the school exercise of answering questions on a set text to test understanding. 2》 archaic inclusion. ↘historical the proposed inclusion of Nonconformists within the Established Church… …
50comprehension — n. 1. Inclusion, comprising, embracing. 2. Scope, reach, sweep, range, compass, embrace, field, sphere, limits, domain, province. 3. (Log.) Intension, connotation, force, depth, etc. (of a notion). 4. Grasp (of our understanding), power to… …
