percept

American  

[pur-sept] / ˈpɜr sɛpt /

noun

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

2. something that is perceived; the object of perception.

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percept British  

/ ˈpɜːsɛpt /

noun

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

2. an object or phenomenon that is perceived

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Etymology

Origin of percept

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

Example Sentences

The stage is the central workspace of the mind, with a small working memory capacity for representing a single percept, thought or memory.

From Scientific American

As a scientist, however, I operate under the hypothesis that all our thoughts, memories, percepts and experiences are an ineluctable consequence of the natural causal powers of our brain rather than of any supernatural ones.

From Scientific American

The shape and color are derived from the same object and so the brain must process shape and color together as a unified percept.

From Scientific American

Ambiguous auditory percepts have been known for quite some time.

From Scientific American

Because you’re tromping through this forest, should you sense a series of brown pixels in a vertical pattern, your brain would generate the percept “tree trunk” and change course to avoid an unpleasant collision.

From Scientific American

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