Comprehension may refer to: *

Comprehension (logic) In logic, the comprehension of an object is the totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given ...

, the totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that an object possesses * Comprehension approach, several methodologies of language learning that emphasize understanding language rather than speaking *

Comprehension axiom In many popular versions of axiomatic set theory, the axiom schema of specification, also known as the axiom schema of separation, subset axiom scheme or axiom schema of restricted comprehension is an axiom schema. Essentially, it says that an ...

, an axiom in Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory in mathematics * List comprehension, an adaptation of mathematical set notation to represent infinite lists in computer science *

Reading comprehension Reading comprehension is the ability to process text, understand its meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows. Fundamental skills required in efficient reading comprehension are knowing meaning of words, ability to understand ...

, a measurement of the understanding of a passage of text * Understanding, ability to think about and to deal adequately with an idea

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