pensée

Definitions of pensée
  1. noun
    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
    synonyms: réflexion
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    raisonnement
    thinking that is coherent and logical
    considération, réflexion
    the process of giving careful thought to something
    commentaire, explication
    thought that makes something comprehensible
    confection, organisation
    the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
    résolution de problème
    the thought processes involved in solving a problem
    interprétation, traduction
    an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
    analyse
    the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
    argumentation, logique, raisonnement
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
    conjecture, supposition
    reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
    conclusion, déduction, inférence
    the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
    prédiction
    the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
    méditation, réflexion
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
    principe
    (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
    accord, arrangement
    the thing arranged or agreed to
    calcul
    planning something carefully and intentionally
    quête
    a search for knowledge
    calcul
    problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
    théorie
    a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
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    processus cognitif de haut niveau
    cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
  2. noun
    the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
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    courant dominant
    the prevailing current of thought
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    croyance
    any cognitive content held as true
  3. noun
    any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
    synonyms: violette
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    herbe, plante herbacée
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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