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sense perception

American  

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

Something is empirical if it is based on and verifiable through observation and experience, so empirical knowledge is knowledge gained from sense perception.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Even direct realists have to contend with the possibility that beliefs gained through sense perception could be wrong.

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

Perception that is not sense perception occurs when the fact perceived is not even indirectly presented to the senses at the moment.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.

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