comprehension
noun
- thorough understanding
- (logic) 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.
- (programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
- (Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
- totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that an object possesses
- understand
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ / /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ / /ˌkɔmpɹɪˈhenʃn̩/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehēnsiō (“taking together”), from com- (“with, together”) + prehendō (“take”).
- A thorough understanding.
“Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.”
“What appeal to him are the broad visions, the specious comprehension of the social order as a whole which a planned system promises.”
- 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.
- A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
- The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
- Reading comprehension.