Percept

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Percept \Per"cept\ (p[~e]r"s[e^]pt), n. [From L. percipere,
     perceptum.]
     1. That object or phenomenon which is perceived. --Sir W.
        Hamilton.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. The mental result of perceiving; the sensation of
        something perceived; that part of the mental state
        resulting from an act of perception.
        [PJC]
  
              The modern discussion between percept and concept,
              the one sensuous, the other intellectual. --Max
                                                    M["u]ller.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  percept
       n : the representation of what is perceived; basic component in
           the formation of a concept [syn: {perception}, {perceptual
           experience}]