Meanings
nounnoegenesis (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe acquisition of new knowledge from observation and experience, and from inferring relationships between known things.
Origin
Coined around 1923 by Charles Spearman in The nature of intelligence and the principles of cognition, from noetic + -genesis.
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APA
noegenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noegenesis
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“noegenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noegenesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noegenesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noegenesis.
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