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   Per·cep·tion

   /pərˈsepSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses: "the normal limits to human perception"
   • ▪ the state of being or process of becoming aware of something through the senses: "the perception of pain" Similar discernmentappreciationrecognitionrealizationcognizanceawarenessconsciousnessknowledgeacknowledgmentgraspunderstandingcomprehensioninterpretationapprehensionimpressionsensesensationfeelingobservationpicturenotionthoughtbeliefconceptionideajudgmentestimation
   • ▪ a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression: "Hollywood's perception of the tastes of the American public"
   • ▪ intuitive understanding and insight: "“He wouldn't have accepted,” said my mother with unusual perception" Similar insightperceptivenesspercipienceperspicacityperspicuityunderstandingkeennesssharpnesssharp-wittednessquick-wittednessintelligenceintuitionclevernessincisivenesstrenchancywitastutenessshrewdnessacutenessacuitysubtletyclaritydiscriminationdiscernmentsensitivitypenetrationthoughtfulnessprofundity
   • ▪ the neurophysiological processes, including memory, by which an organism becomes aware of and interprets external stimuli.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin perceptio(n-), from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’ (see perceive).

   Derivatives

   • 1. perceptional adjective

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   The sense or ability of vision. A feeling, idea or guess based on intuition rather than fact. Concepts or notions. The action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed or subtle. The extent, scope or limit of something. A person's perception, evaluation, and beliefs about themselves, encompassing self-image. … more . . Noun.

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   perception: [noun] a result of perceiving : observation. a mental image : concept.

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    English Synonyms and Antonyms Rate these synonyms: 4.0 / 1 vote perception Knowledge is all that the mind knows, from whatever source derived or obtained, or by whatever process; the aggregate of facts, truths, or principles acquired or retained by the mind, including alike the intuitions native to the mind and all that has been learned ...

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    perception: 1 n the process of perceiving Types: show 32 types... hide 32 types... constancy , perceptual constancy (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation detection , sensing the perception that something has occurred or ...