Meaning of recognition
Definition of recognition
(noun)
the
state
or
quality
of
being
recognized
or acknowledged; "the partners were
delighted
with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to
avoid
much
in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of
feminist
work
prior
to her own"
the
process
of recognizing something or
someone
by remembering; "a
politician
whose
recall
of
names
was as
remarkable
as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists
measure
the
elapsed
time
from the
onset
of the
stimulus
to its recognition by the observer"
approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was
given
credit
for his work"; "give her
credit
for trying"
coming
to
understand
something
clearly
and distinctly; "a
growing
realization of the
risk
involved"; "a
sudden
recognition of the
problem
he faced"; "increasing recognition that
diabetes
frequently
coexists with
other
chronic
diseases"
(biology) the
ability
of one
molecule
to
attach
to
another
molecule
that has a
complementary
shape; "molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance,
hormone
and
receptor
or antibody-antigen interactions or the
organization
of molecules into
larger
biologically
active
entities"
the
explicit
and
formal
acknowledgement
of a
government
or of the
national
independence
of a country; "territorial disputes were
resolved
in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"
an
acceptance
(as of a claim) as
true
and valid; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a
boundary
between
Mexico and the United States"
designation
by the
chair
granting a
person
the
right
to
speak
in a
deliberative
body; "he was
unable
to
make
his
motion
because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"
Other information on recognition
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