percept
[pur-sept]
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.
RELATED WORDS
code, law, rule, etiquette, fashion, form, formality, habit, canon, understanding, precept, propriety, usage, custom
Origin of percept
1830–40; < Latin perceptum something perceived, noun use of neuter of perceptus, past participle of percipere to perceive
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Examples from the Web for percept
Historical Examples of percept
You look at a watch which I hold before your eyes and secure a percept of it.
The Mind and Its EducationGeorge Herbert Betts
As we reflect and seek to correct this inadequacy, the percept changes on our hands.
The Sense of BeautyGeorge Santayana
The percept is, and remains, a private and an individual matter.
Introduction to the Science of SociologyRobert E. Park
The percept has an aggressiveness which does not belong to the image.
The Analysis of MindBertrand Russell
A percept is "that which is perceived; the object of the act of perception."
Your Mind and How to Use ItWilliam Walker Atkinson
percept
noun
Word Origin for percept
C19: from Latin perceptum, from percipere to perceive
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percept
[pûr′sĕpt′]
n.
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