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Definition of conciousness

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1. consciousness [ n ] an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
Examples: "he lost consciousness"

Used in print:

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

The engineering as_such never obtrudes_upon your consciousness .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

Hereby , the external object viewed by the eyes remains the thing that is seen , not the retinal image , the purpose of which would be to achieve perceptive cooperation by stirring sympathetic impulses in the other sensory centers , motor tensions , associated word symbols , and consciousness .

So we may conceive the coexistence of the infinite number of universal , apparently momentary states_of_matter , successive one_after_another in consciousness , but permanent each on its own basic phase of the progressive frequencies .

This theory makes it possible for any event throughout eternity to be continuously available at any moment to consciousness .

Consciousness is the factor that provides the progressive continuity to sensory impressions .

Synonyms consciousness Related Terms unconsciousness cognitive_state self sensibility awareness waking stream_of_consciousness

2. consciousness [ n ] having knowledge of
Examples: "he had no awareness of his mistakes" "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced" "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

Synonyms awareness consciousness cognizance cognisance knowingness Related Terms knowing sense feel self-awareness know aware unaware

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