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Definition of Perception
1. Noun. The representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept.
Generic synonyms: Internal Representation, Mental Representation, Representation
Specialized synonyms: Figure, Ground, Visual Image, Visual Percept
Terms within: Form, Pattern, Shape
2. Noun. A way of conceiving something. "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
3. Noun. The process of perceiving.
Specialized synonyms: Constancy, Perceptual Constancy, Detection, Sensing, Beholding, Seeing, Visual Perception, Auditory Perception, Sound Perception, Aesthesis, Esthesis, Sensation, Sense Datum, Sense Experience, Sense Impression, Somaesthesia, Somatesthesia, Somatic Sensation, Somesthesia, Feeling, Tactile Sensation, Tactual Sensation, Touch, Touch Sensation
Derivative terms: Perceive
4. Noun. Knowledge gained by perceiving. "A man admired for the depth of his perception"
Specialized synonyms: Discernment, Perceptiveness, Insight, Penetration, Cognizance
5. Noun. Becoming aware of something via the senses.
Generic synonyms: Sensory Activity
Specialized synonyms: Look, Looking, Looking At, Hearing, Listening, Lipreading, Taste, Tasting, Smell, Smelling
Derivative terms: Perceive, Perceptual, Sense
Definition of Perception
1. n. The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apperhension; cognition.
Definition of Perception
1. Noun. Conscious understanding of something. ¹
2. Noun. Vision (''ability'') ¹
3. Noun. Acuity ¹
4. Noun. (''cognition'') That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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