apperception

apperception
apperception (n.) 1753, from Fr. aperception (17c.), from Ger. Apperzeption (or L. apperceptionem), coined by German mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) as noun corresponding to Fr. apercevoir "perceive, notice, become aware of" (11c., from L. ad "to" (see AD- (Cf. ad-)) + percipere; see PERCEIVE (Cf. perceive)) on analogy of Perzeption/percevoir.

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  • apperception — [ap΄ərsep′shən] n. [Fr aperception < apercevoir, APPERCEIVE] 1. the act or process of apperceiving 2. the state or fact of the mind in being conscious of its own consciousness apperceptive adj …   English World dictionary

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