perception

noun
/pəˈsɛpʃn̩/UK/pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/US

Etymology

From Middle English percepcioun, from Middle French percepcion, from Latin perceptiō (“a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension”), from perceptus (“perceived, observed”), perfect passive participle of percipiō (“to perceive, observe”); see perceive.

  1. derived from perceptiō
  2. derived from percepcion
  3. inherited from percepcioun

Definitions

  1. The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.

  2. Conscious understanding of something.

    • have perception of time
  3. Vision (ability)

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Acuity

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at perception. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at perception. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at perception

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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