Definition & Meaning of "recognition"

the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

acknowledgment or approval given to someone or something for their achievements, qualities, or actions

designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape