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sense perception

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noun

  1. perception by the senses rather than by the intellect.


Etymology

Origin of sense perception

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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Duan found that these neurons guide the formation of a similar network of blood vessels in the cerebellum, a part of the brain that is involved in coordination, language, and sense perception.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

We retain all sorts of beliefs from many different sources: memory, testimony, sense perception, and imagination.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

When philosophers talk about common sense, they mean specific claims based on direct sense perception, which are true in a relatively fundamental sense.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

She has glossy dark hair, a compact build, a master’s degree from Oxford and synesthesia: an unusual condition that blurs and blends sense perception.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2018

But this was followed by a scepticism as to the sense perception, a scepticism which could only be overcome by a larger observation of facts.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)

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