Definitions for perception
pərˈsɛp ʃənper·cep·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. percept, perception, perceptual experiencenoun

   the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

2. perceptionnoun

   a way of conceiving something

   "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"

3. perceptionnoun

   the process of perceiving

4. perceptionnoun

   knowledge gained by perceiving

   "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

5. sensing, perceptionnoun

   becoming aware of something via the senses

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. perceptionnoun

   Conscious understanding of something.

2. perceptionnoun

   Vision (ability)

3. perceptionnoun

   Acuity

4. perceptionnoun

   (cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.

5. Etymology: From perception, from perceptio, from percipere, past participle perceptus; see perceive.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perceptionnoun

   Etymology: perception, Fr. perceptio, Lat.

   1. The power of perceiving; knowledge; consciousness.

   Matter hath no life nor perception, and is not conscious of its own existence. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   Perception is that act of the mind, or rather a passion or impression, whereby the mind becomes conscious of any thing; as when I feel hunger, thirst, cold or heat. Isaac Watts.

   2. The act of perceiving; observation.3. Notion; idea.

   By the inventors, and their followers that would seem not to come too short of the perceptions of the leaders, they are magnified. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   4. The state of being affected by something.

   Great mountains have a perception of the disposition of the air to tempests sooner than the vallies below; and therefore they say in Wales, when certain hills have their night caps on, they mean mischief. Francis Bacon.

   This experiment discovereth perception in plants to move towards that which should comfort them, though at a distance. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perception

   Perception (from Latin perceptio 'gathering, receiving') is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous system, which in turn result from physical or chemical stimulation of the sensory system. Vision involves light striking the retina of the eye; smell is mediated by odor molecules; and hearing involves pressure waves. Perception is not only the passive receipt of these signals, but it is also shaped by the recipient's learning, memory, expectation, and attention. Sensory input is a process that transforms this low-level information to higher-level information (e.g., extracts shapes for object recognition). The process that follows connects a person's concepts and expectations (or knowledge), restorative and selective mechanisms (such as attention) that influence perception. Perception depends on complex functions of the nervous system, but subjectively seems mostly effortless because this processing happens outside conscious awareness. Since the rise of experimental psychology in the 19th century, psychology's understanding of perception has progressed by combining a variety of techniques. Psychophysics quantitatively describes the relationships between the physical qualities of the sensory input and perception. Sensory neuroscience studies the neural mechanisms underlying perception. Perceptual systems can also be studied computationally, in terms of the information they process. Perceptual issues in philosophy include the extent to which sensory qualities such as sound, smell or color exist in objective reality rather than in the mind of the perceiver.Although people traditionally viewed the senses as passive receptors, the study of illusions and ambiguous images has demonstrated that the brain's perceptual systems actively and pre-consciously attempt to make sense of their input. There is still active debate about the extent to which perception is an active process of hypothesis testing, analogous to science, or whether realistic sensory information is rich enough to make this process unnecessary.The perceptual systems of the brain enable individuals to see the world around them as stable, even though the sensory information is typically incomplete and rapidly varying. Human and other animal brains are structured in a modular way, with different areas processing different kinds of sensory information. Some of these modules take the form of sensory maps, mapping some aspect of the world across part of the brain's surface. These different modules are interconnected and influence each other. For instance, taste is strongly influenced by smell.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perception

   Perception is the process by which individuals interpret and organize sensory information to understand their environment. It involves the recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based primarily on memory and is also influenced by various factors such as attention, expectation, emotion, and motivation. Perception can occur through any of the five senses - sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perceptionnoun

   the act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apperhension; cognition

2. Perceptionnoun

   the faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or qualities through the senses; -- distinguished from conception

3. Perceptionnoun

   the quality, state, or capability, of being affected by something external; sensation; sensibility

4. Perceptionnoun

   an idea; a notion

5. Etymology: [L. perceptio: cf. F. perception. See Perceive.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Perception

   Perception is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical stimulation of the sense organs. For example, vision involves light striking the retinas of the eyes, smell is mediated by odor molecules and hearing involves pressure waves. Perception is not the passive receipt of these signals, but can be shaped by learning, memory, and expectation. Perception involves these "top-down" effects as well as the "bottom-up" process of processing sensory input. The "bottom-up" processing is basically low-level information that's used to build up higher-level information. The "top-down" processing refers to a person's concept and expectations that influence perception. Perception depends on complex functions of the nervous system, but subjectively seems mostly effortless because this processing happens outside conscious awareness. Since the rise of experimental psychology in the late 19th Century, psychology's understanding of perception has progressed by combining a variety of techniques. Psychophysics measures the effect on perception of varying the physical qualities of the input. Sensory neuroscience studies the brain mechanisms underlying perception. Perceptual systems can also be studied computationally, in terms of the information they process. Perceptual issues in philosophy include the extent to which sensory qualities such as sounds, smells or colors exist in objective reality rather than the mind of the perceiver.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Perception

   The process by which the nature and meaning of sensory stimuli are recognized and interpreted.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perception

   To perceive with the senses.

   She was well able to shift her perception as she navigated her way through life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Basic Cognitive Process
   • Cognition
   • Conceptualization
   • Representation
   • Sensory Activity

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perception' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4237

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perception' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4370

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perception' in Nouns Frequency: #1302

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Anagrams for perception »

1. preception

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perception in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perception in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of perception in a Sentence

1. Wells Fargo analyst Gray Powell:

   While this is clearly a unique case, the Ashley Madison breach demonstrates that security is about more than just budget dollars and that lost customer data can dramatically impact business plans, brand perception and even company valuations.

2. Didier Houssin:

   The perception of this declaration by the international community, in the most affected country, by the people struggling with the virus, certainly has to be considered.

3. State Dave Scanlan:

   This is nothing that we have n’t already heard in New Hampshire, there are perceptions out there similar to what the president-elect expressed, and perception is very important for New Hampshire voters.

4. Floyd McKissick:

   It’s a perception issue.

5. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Happiness is an inner perception, inner joyfulness. We are happy when we express our kindness unconditionally. We are happy when we love someone unconditionally. By becoming the source of happiness for someone, we become happy. Happiness is the purpose of every creation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perception
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perception
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perception
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perception
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=perception
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=perception