sense perception

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sense perception

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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sense perception

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

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

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

There must be an intellect whose relation to the material intellect is the same as that of the object of sense perception is to the sense.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac