- Understanding - The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising;
inclusion. - That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow
limits; a summary; an epitome. - 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. - The complement of attributes which make up the
notion signified by a general term. - 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.