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sense-data

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives
US /ˈsɛnsˌdeɪtə/ UK /ˈsɛnsˌdeɪtə/

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the immediate contents of sensory experience, considered as objects of awareness

    The philosopher asked whether sense-data exist independently of perception.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the immediate contents of... sensory datasensibilia
Word family
Related forms sense-datumperceptionsensation

Etymology

Compound of sense + data; a technical term in early analytic philosophy.

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Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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