recognition

[rek-uh g-nish-uh n] /ˌrɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən/

noun

an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.

the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc.

the perception of something as existing or true; realization.

the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration:

the recognition of a claim.

the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc.

the expression of this in the form of some token of appreciation:

This promotion constitutes our recognition of her exceptional ability.

formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction.

acknowledgment of right to be heard or given attention:

The chairman refused recognition to any delegate until order could be restored.

International Law. an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or government, or of belligerency or insurgency.

10.

the automated conversion of information, as words or images, into a form that can be processed by a machine, especially a computer or computerized device.

Compare optical character recognition, pattern recognition.

11.

Biochemistry. the responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes.

Origin

1425-75; late Middle English recognicion (< Old French) < Latin recognitiōn- (stem of recognitiō), equivalent to recognit(us) (past participle of recognōscere; see recognize) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

recognitional, adjective

recognitive

[ri-kog-ni-tiv] /rɪˈkɒg nɪ tɪv/ (Show IPA), recognitory

[ri-kog-ni-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /rɪˈkɒg nɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA), adjective

prerecognition, noun

unrecognitory, adjective

Synonyms

5. notice, acceptance.

Examples from the web for recognition

It was determined the crows actually had facial-recognition abilities.
In the hands of court poets or polite romancers the original stories were, of course, often disguised beyond easy recognition.
Among the latter those which subserve the self-preservation of the individual had the first claim for recognition.
Their first task is formal but vital: to gain diplomatic recognition.
recognition is made and regulated by the countries in question.
Science is an art, all the discoveries and inventions that help solve mysteries of life's complexities deserve recognition.
Many speech-recognition services store customers' information and greet them by name when they call.
They were also a shortcut to name recognition and technology that would otherwise have taken years to develop.
Of the candidates that had name recognition in the first place.
The others have a lot of ground to make up before they can match his combination of name recognition and financial resources.

British Dictionary definitions for recognition

recognition

/ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

noun

the act of recognizing or fact of being recognized

acceptance or acknowledgment of a claim, duty, fact, truth, etc

a token of thanks or acknowledgment

formal acknowledgment of a government or of the independence of a country

(mainly US & Canadian) an instance of a chairman granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc

Derived Forms

recognitive (rɪˈkɒɡnɪtɪv), recognitory, adjective

Word Origin

C15: from Latin recognitiō, from recognoscere to know again, from re- + cognoscere to know, ascertain

Word Origin and History for recognition

mid-15c., "knowledge of an event or incident; understanding," from Middle French recognition (15c.) and directly from Latin recognitionem (nominative recognitio) "a reviewing, investigation, examination," noun of action from past participle stem of recognoscere "to acknowledge, know again; examine" (see recognize).

Sense of "formal avowal of knowledge and approval" is from 1590s; especially acknowledgement of the independence of a country by a state formerly exercising sovereignty (1824). Meaning "a knowing again" is from 1798.

recognition in Medicine

recognition rec·og·ni·tion (rěk'əg-nĭsh'ən)
n.

An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate interactions.

recognition in Culture

recognition definition

In diplomacy, the act by which one nation acknowledges that a foreign government is a legitimate government and exchanges diplomats with it. The withholding of recognition is a way for one government to show its disapproval of another.