: an impression of an object obtained by use of the senses : sense-datum
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThat's the sensibility but not the sense, not a percept of a specific face. Adam Rogers, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021 Unfortunately, that's the only way to be sure that any percept input system is working. Adam Rogers, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021 Implanting a specific, reproducible, easily adjustable and completely synthetic percept is no small feat. Jason Castro, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2020 Its capacity is small, so only a single percept, thought or memory occupies the workspace at any one time. Christof Koch, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2019 And yet, in its original form, this problem has generated a huge philosophical and psychological chasm between the two positions, in a way that the Necker cube has not, since most people can flip quite easily from one percept to the other.Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2016 Some people probably have such finely balanced assumptions that any number of factors could yield their percept to switch rapidly. Pascal Wallisch, Slate Magazine, 12 Apr. 2017 These cells shuttle the representation through a hierarchy of brain areas, progressively forming the conscious percept of sight. Kelly Clancy, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
back-formation from perception
First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
percept
noun
per·cept ˈpər-ˌsept
: an impression of an object obtained by use of the senses : sense-datum