sensum
/ˈsɛnsəm/
noun
- A basic unit of sensory experience, such as a color, sound, or feeling, considered as a direct object of perception.
- When you see a blue sky, the blueness itself is a sensum that your mind interprets.
- In philosophy class, we discussed whether a sensum like redness exists independently of the mind.
- The psychologist argued that each sensum, such as a specific taste, is processed differently by the brain.
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