To identify someone or something from having encountered them before; to acknowledge the existence or validity of something.
From Latin 'recognoscere' meaning 'to review, recall to mind', from 're-' (again) and 'cognoscere' (to get to know). The word embodies the concept of knowing again or re-knowing.
Recognition is literally about 'knowing again' - our brains constantly perform this miracle of matching present perceptions with past memories. The word perfectly captures how all learning is fundamentally about making connections between the new and the familiar.
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