ciencia

Definitions of ciencia
  1. noun
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
    synonyms: adquisición, aprendizaje
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    acondicionamiento, condicionamiento, mentalización
    a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
    incorporación, interiorización
    learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
    impresión
    a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
    asimilación
    in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
    aculturación, asimilación
    the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
    doma
    becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of
    estudios
    the process of being formally educated at a school
    extinción
    a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
  2. noun
    profound scholarly knowledge
    synonyms: erudición, ilustración
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    type of:
    educación
    knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
  3. noun
    knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles
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    type of:
    área de conocimiento
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
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