設計;發明
Excogitation \Ex*cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. excogitatio: cf. F. excogitation.] The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance.
excogitation n 1: thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it 2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {invention}, {innovation}, {conception}, {design}]