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Meaning of PERCEPT

Pronunciation:  'pursept

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
 
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 Synonyms: perception, perceptual experience
 
 See Also: figure, form, ground, internal representation, mental representation, pattern, representation, shape, visual image, visual percept

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Per"cept\, n. [From L. percipere, perceptum.]
That which is perceived. --Sir W. Hamilton.
      The modern discussion between percept and concept, the
      one sensuous, the other intellectual.    --Max
                                               M["u]ller.
 

 

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