Understanding in a sentence as a noun

And at the end of the day, the only true creativity is the one that comes out of understanding.

Yet, even without understanding it, I know there are people who wish I didn't exist who don't even know me.

Lawyers don't get rich for knowing the law, bankers don't get rich for understanding economics and programmers don't get rich for slinging code.

Let me go over the anatomy of the actual bug, to the best of my understanding, so that people can better understanding what is going on here.

Despite understanding the financial markets better than most, I never trade individual stocks.

There are a lot of very fundamental misunderstandings of economics and labor structures in here.

" He goes on to say that he "enjoy[s] a reputation of being someone of intense understanding and observation with a keen strategic instinct.

Understanding in a sentence as an adjective

This often proves a shock to unsuspecting founders who file a do-it-yourself entity without understanding the issues.

A vast majority of them just babysit a Bloomberg terminal, barely understanding the supposed math they use all day. Others just babysit an Excel spreadsheet, or worse, develop whole applications in Excel then try to get a real programmer to "build it".

"This argument betrays either a very weak understanding of how defensive patents work or a deep dishonesty of argumentation.

This deserves our respect as professionals because inevitably we are all going to find ourselves in a similar situation, trying to learn from the past and seeking understanding by our peers.

Retailers like Apple and B&N/Nook have agreed to agency pricing on ebooks in the hopes of shutting down Amazon's ability to discount, with the understanding that publishers were attempting to force Amazon to do the same.

Without fully understanding exactly what they are doing, however, it sounds highly abusive of the Mail app's rendering capabilities, and points to exploitable paths within the Mail app that probably need to be tightened up by Apple.

His points about the general public's misunderstanding of true psychopathy are equally true, although he crucially omits any and all explanations of how psychopathy can actually be dangerous and destructive to others.

Understanding definitions

noun

the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

See also: apprehension discernment savvy

noun

the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

See also: agreement

noun

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"

See also: sympathy

noun

the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"

See also: reason intellect

adjective

characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"