phaneron
Meanings
noun
- That which is perceived by the mind, regardless of whether it corresponds to reality.
Word forms
Etymology
Coined by Charles Sanders Peirce in 1905 based on Ancient Greek φανερόν n (phanerón, “that which is visible”), substantivized from the adjective φανερός (phanerós, “visible, apparent, manifest”).
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