
perception (per-sèp´shen)
noun
1.The
process,
act, or faculty of perceiving.
2.The effect or product
of perceiving.
3.Psychology. a. Recognition
and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on
memory.
b. The neurological processes by which such recognition and interpretation
are effected.
4.a. Insight, intuition,
or knowledge gained by perceiving. b. The capacity for such insight.
[Middle English percepcioun,
from Old French percepcion, from Latin perceptio, perception-, from perceptus,
past participle of percipere, to perceive.]
- percep´tional adjective
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