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noun
1.
the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
2.
immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment: an artist of rare perception.
3.
4.
Psychology. a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present.
5.
Law. the taking into possession of rents, crops, profits, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English percepcioun (< Old French percepcïon) < Latin perceptiōn- (stem of perceptiō) comprehension, literally, a taking in. See percept, -ion
1350–1400; Middle English percepcioun (< Old French percepcïon) < Latin perceptiōn- (stem of perceptiō) comprehension, literally, a taking in. See percept, -ion
Related forms
per·cep·tion·al, adjective
non·per·cep·tion, noun
non·per·cep·tion·al, adjective
re·per·cep·tion, noun
self-per·cep·tion, noun
EXPANDun·per·cep·tion·al, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. awareness, sense, recognition.
1. awareness, sense, recognition.
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Perception
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Example Sentences
- Modern psychology describes this fundamental aspect of human perception under the heading of "Gestalt" psychology.
- Yet, each of these works changed our perception of the known facts.
- You need depth perception for your brain to be able to judge distance.
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Word Origin & History
perception
late 15c., "receiving, collection," from L. perceptionem (nom. perceptio) "perception, apprehension, a taking," from percipere "perceive" (see perceive). First used in the more literal sense of the L. word; in secondary sense, "the taking cognizance of," it is recorded
EXPAND in English from 1610s. Meaning "intuitive or direct recognition of some innate quality" is from 1827.
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Medical Dictionary
perception per·cep·tion (pər-sěp'shən)
n.
The process, act, or faculty of perceiving.
Recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory.
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