umwelt
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of umwelt
C20: from German Umwelt environment
Example Sentences
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AI can find correlations between audio, video, chemical analysis, or any other kind of measurements that may create a sperm whale’s umwelt, which Whitehead agreed can be expected to lead to exciting new discoveries.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
One of the terms used in the book is the notion of umwelt, which is this notion of the lived experience of organisms.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 7, 2023
Bridle will tell you that plants have an umwelt of their own.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
Yong structures “An Immense World” around the German noun umwelt, “the part of those surroundings that an animal can sense and experience — its perceptual world.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
To the extent that it’s possible, the only way to understand another animal’s umwelt is through comparison and imagination — two areas where Yong falls short.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
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