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- DictionaryCo·gen·cy/ˈkōjənsē/
noun
- 1. the quality of being clear, logical, and convincing; lucidity: "the cogency of this argument"
1 day ago · The argument begins with Anselm offering a brief definition of what we all understand and believe about the term “God.” God is a “being than which no greater can be conceived.” 4 Today, we might paraphrase this to say that God is the greatest conceivable being. Everyone understands what we mean by this expression and thus has an idea of ...
5 days ago · science, any system of knowledge that is concerned with the physical world and its phenomena and that entails unbiased observations and systematic experimentation. In general, a science involves a pursuit of knowledge covering general truths or the operations of fundamental laws.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Observing the natural world and paying attention to its patterns has been part of human history from the very beginning. However, studying nature t...
- Science uses mathematics extensively as a powerful tool in the further understanding of phenomena. Sometimes scientific discoveries have inspired m...
- All peoples have studied the natural world, but most ancient peoples studied it for practical purposes, such as paying attention to natural cycles...
3 days ago · v. t. e. Philosophy ( φιλοσοφία, 'love of wisdom', in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its own methods and assumptions. Historically, many of the individual ...
1 day ago · Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the study of deductively valid inferences or logical truths. It examines how conclusions follow from premises due to the structure of arguments alone, independent of their topic and content.
6 days ago · Ethics, also referred to as moral philosophy, is the study of moral phenomena. It is one of the main branches of philosophy and investigates the nature of morality and the principles that govern the moral evaluation of conduct, character traits, and institutions.
1 day ago · conciseness. noun. terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words. synonyms: concision, pithiness, succinctness. see more.
5 days ago · Diffusion, process resulting from random motion of molecules by which there is a net flow of matter from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.
