secernment

uncountable

A noun referring to the cognitive process of distinguishing or differentiating between two or more stimuli or concepts.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее когнитивный процесс различения или дифференциации двух или более стимулов или понятий.

1. Biological secretion C2 formal medical

   The organic process by which a cell or gland synthesizes and releases a substance, such as a hormone or enzyme.

   • The secernment of digestive enzymes is crucial for breaking down food.
   • Hormonal secernment is regulated by the endocrine system.
   • Abnormal secernment of insulin can lead to diabetes.

   🇷🇺Секреция

   Synonyms: dischargeemissionexudationsecretion

2. Mental discrimination C2 formal

   The cognitive process of distinguishing between two or more stimuli or concepts.

   • The secernment of subtle differences in color requires a trained eye.
   • His secernment of the two arguments showed his analytical skill.
   • The test measures a child's ability for secernment of shapes.

   🇷🇺Различение

   Synonyms: differentiationdiscernmentdiscriminationdistinction