1.
[syn: percept, perception, perceptual experience]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
percept
n 1: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in
the formation of a concept [syn: percept, perception,
perceptual experience]