percept

[ pur-sept ]

/ ˈpɜr sɛpt /

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noun

the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.

something that is perceived; the object of perception.

Nearby words

percent, percent sign, percentage, percenter, percentile, percept, perceptible, perception, perceptive, perceptual, perceptual defence

Origin of percept

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

Can be confused

percept precept

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Examples from the Web for percept

We have already observed that a percept seldom gives an impartial compound of the objects of which it is the generic image.
The Sense of Beauty|George Santayana
He explained diagrammatic reasoning as being based on a diagram of the percept expressed and on operations on the diagram.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
In this sense the individual idea, or percept, will serve to identify other particular experiences.
Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education|Ontario Ministry of Education
From the above we may see the fundamental differences between a Percept and a Concept.
Thought-Culture|William Walker Atkinson

The percept, of course, is a mental state corresponding with its outside object.
Your Mind and How to Use It|William Walker Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for percept

percept

/ (ˈpɜːsɛpt) /

noun

a concept that depends on recognition by the senses, such as sight, of some external object or phenomenon

an object or phenomenon that is perceived

Word Origin for percept

C19: from Latin perceptum, from percipere to perceive

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Medicine definitions for percept

percept

[ pûr′sĕpt′ ]

n.

The object of perception.

A mental impression of something perceived by the senses, viewed as the basic component in the formation of concepts.

In clinical psychology, a single unit of perceptual report, such as one of the responses to an inkblot in the Rorschach test.