Antonyms for percept


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pur-sept
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr sɛpt


Definition of percept

Origin :
  • 1837, from Latin perceptum "(a thing) perceived," noun use of neuter past participle of percipere (see perceive). Formed on model of concept.
  • As in convention : noun practice, tradition
Example sentences :
  • You look at a watch which I hold before your eyes and secure a percept of it.
  • Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
  • As we reflect and seek to correct this inadequacy, the percept changes on our hands.
  • Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana
  • The percept is, and remains, a private and an individual matter.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • The percept has an aggressiveness which does not belong to the image.
  • Extract from : « The Analysis of Mind » by Bertrand Russell
  • A percept is "that which is perceived; the object of the act of perception."
  • Extract from : « Your Mind and How to Use It » by William Walker Atkinson
  • A percept is: "the object of an act of perception; that which is perceived."
  • Extract from : « The Art of Logical Thinking » by William Walker Atkinson
  • A percept can be described by particulars; a concept can be described only by generals.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Logical Thinking » by William Walker Atkinson
  • The Percept is the mental image of a real object—a particular thing.
  • Extract from : « Thought-Culture » by William Walker Atkinson
  • But that percept hangs together with all our other physical percepts.
  • Extract from : « Essays in Radical Empiricism » by William James
  • Then it is not to be doubted that it is characterised as percipient and percept.
  • Extract from : « The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha » by Madhava Acharya

Synonyms for percept

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