percept Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
    perception; perceptual experience.

WordNet


Per"cept noun
Etymology
From L. percipere, perceptum.
Definitions
  1. That which is perceived. Sir W. Hamilton.
    The modern discussion between percept and concept, the one sensuous, the other intellectual. Max Müller.

Webster 1913