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perception

[per-sep-shuhn] / pərˈsɛp ʃən /


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A more precise model of color perception could have wide value in fields that depend on accurate color, including photography, video, visualization, and related technologies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

By all accounts, Kelver’s perception of threat was reasonable, which—by Wyoming law—should exempt her from criminal prosecution.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

"There are people who are not getting the NHS service that they need. The perception amongst the Jewish community is that people have been having bad experiences," Lord Mann said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The subsidiary generates roughly a quarter of IBM’s software revenue and 12% of total sales, “but arguably drives a lot of the perception around the stock.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

What one is after when farfetching might be described as the intuitive perception of a moral entirety; and thus it tends to find expression not in rational symbols, but in metaphor.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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