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percept

[ pur-sept ]

noun

  1. the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
  2. something that is perceived; the object of perception.


percept

/ ˈ±èɜ˲õÉ›±è³Ù /

noun

  1. a concept that depends on recognition by the senses, such as sight, of some external object or phenomenon
  2. an object or phenomenon that is perceived
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of percept1

1830–40; < Latin perceptum something perceived, noun use of neuter of perceptus, past participle of percipere to perceive
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of percept1

C19: from Latin perceptum, from percipere to perceive
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The stage is the central workspace of the mind, with a small working memory capacity for representing a single percept, thought or memory.

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As a scientist, however, I operate under the hypothesis that all our thoughts, memories, percepts and experiences are an ineluctable consequence of the natural causal powers of our brain rather than of any supernatural ones.

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The shape and color are derived from the same object and so the brain must process shape and color together as a unified percept.

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Ambiguous auditory percepts have been known for quite some time.

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A percept in the absence of sensation; the runaway model had gone rogue.

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