apperception
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apperception
- /ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/ UK
- /ˌæpɚˈsɛpʃən/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French aperception (New Latin apperceptiō, used by Gottfried Leibniz (1646–1716)).
noun apperceptions
- The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
- Psychological or mental perception; recognition. Conception is... the simplest act of thinking; it is the apprehension of the universal, as perception is the apperception of the particular.
- The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.
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noun mind’s perception of itself as subject
| Español | apercepción |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 統覚 Tokaku |
| 中文 | 覺察 /觉察 juéchá, 覺知 /觉知 |
| Português | apercepção |
| Français | aperception, apperception |
| Deutsch | Apperzeption |
| Italiano | appercezione |
| Русский | апперце́пция appercépcija |
noun mental perception
| Português | apercepção |
|---|---|
| Русский | апперце́пция appercépcija |
noun mental assimilation of new experience
| Português | apreensão |
|---|---|
| Русский | апперце́пция appercépcija |
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@misc{apperception_2026,
title = {apperception},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apperception},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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