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

This is called the actual or acquired intellect, which though at first dependent on the data of sense, may succeed later in continuing its activity unaided by sense perception.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac