perception
(pәr-sepīshәn)
the conscious mental registration of a sensory stimulus. adj., percepītive., adj.
depth perception
the ability to recognize depth or the relative distances to different objects in space.
extrasensory perception(ESP)
knowledge of, or response to, an external thought or objective event not achieved as the result of stimulation of the sense
organs.

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