The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice
Recognition is the act of recognizing someone or identifying something when you see it. He searched for a sign of recognition on her face, but there was none
If something is done in recognition of someone's achievements, it is done as a way of showing official appreciation of them. Brazil normalised its diplomatic relations with South Africa in recognition of the steps taken to end apartheid. optical character recognition pattern recognition speech recognition voice recognition
Recognition of something is an understanding and acceptance of it. The CBI welcomed the Chancellor's recognition of the recession and hoped for a reduction in interest rates. = acknowledgement
The power of recognition of a member is lodged in the Speaker of the House, the presiding officer of the Senate, or the chair of a Committee
Student achievements are recognized through academic letters, awards, newspapers, etc
(DOD/IADB) the determination by any means of the individuality of objects such as aircraft In ground operations, the determination that an object is similar within a category of something, for example, aircraft (helicopter, fixed wing jet, cargo, etcetera) (NATO) the determination of the nature or a detected person, object, or phenomenon, and possibly its class or type This may include the determination of a individual within a particular class or type
(From Latin recognitio ) Formal acknowledgement or acceptance by a government of the independence and sovereignty of a newly created state or of a newly established government in another state, especially one established by revolution
The psychological process in which an observer so interprets the visual stimuli he receives from a distant object that he forms a correct conclusion as to the exact nature of the object
(see also textbook glossary) Evaluating the contents of memory by asking a person to identify a previously presented stimulus
(1) Formal acknowledgment given by a communications medium to an advertising agency to recognize that agency as being bona fide, competent, and ethical; therefore, entitled to discounts (2) The ability of research subjects to recall a particular ad or campaign when they see or hear it
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"
When the employer agrees to recognize the union as the bargaining agent for employees
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"
The assessor (panelist) is certain one presentation (the odor sample presentation) is different from the two blank presentations and, further, the assessor can identify or describe the odor