comprehension

noun5

1. •
   A thorough understanding.

   • Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.
2. •
   Reading comprehension.
3. •
   A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
4. •
   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 discussion.
5. •
   The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.