Comprehension

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.

II. Comprehension ·noun The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.

III. Comprehension ·noun That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an Epitome.

IV. Comprehension ·noun A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an Indefinite.

V. Comprehension ·noun The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.