percept

[ pur-sept ]
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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.

Origin of percept

1
1830–40; <Latin perceptum something perceived, noun use of neuter of perceptus, past participle of percipere to perceive

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How to use percept in a sentence

  • The percept has an aggressiveness which does not belong to the image.

    The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand Russell
  • Perception usually combines several sensations into one thought or percept.

    Your Mind and How to Use It | 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
  • A percept is the product of Perception, or in other words, our idea gained through Perception.

    Thought-Culture | William Walker Atkinson
  • From the above we may see the fundamental differences between a percept and a Concept.

    Thought-Culture | William Walker Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for percept

percept

/ (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

Origin of percept

1
C19: from Latin perceptum, from percipere to perceive

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