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comprehensionAct of or capacity for grasping with the intellect. The term is most often used in connection with tests of reading skills and language abilities, though other abilities (e.g., mathematical reasoning) may also be examined. Specialists in administering and interpreting such tests are known as psychometricians (see psychometrics) or differential psychologists. See also dyslexia; laterality; psychological testing; speech. comprehension 1. Education an exercise consisting of a previously unseen passage of text with related questions, designed to test a student's understanding esp of a foreign language 2. Logic obsolete the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In this vein the film directs viewers' attention to blackwomen's sights, acts, comprehensions, feelings, and beliefs about themselves and other blackwomen. But this rosy scenario will come to pass only if we are able to equip all of our citizens with the capabilities and comprehensions to use information technology purposefully. Like the heartbreak of psoriasis, the unfortunate habit of observing rather than personally doing results in a scaly, even unsightly, inflammation of the emotions and comprehensions. |
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