2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Comprehension \Com`pre*hen"sion\, n. [L. comprehensio: cf F.
compr['e]hension.]
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 epitome. [Obs.]
Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a
comprehension of them --Chillingworth.
3. 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.
4. (Logic) The complement of attributes which make up the
notion signified by a general term.
5. (Rhet.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a
part or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number
for an indefinite.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
comprehension
n 1: 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"
[ant: {incomprehension}]
2: the relation of comprising something "he admired the
inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" [syn: {inclusion}]
3: the act of comprising something [syn: {comprising}]
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